CVE-2017-6403
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 26.7% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 26.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance Before 3.0. NetBackup Cloud Storage Service uses a hardcoded username and password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 26.68% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-798 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| veritas | netbackup |
| veritas | netbackup appliance |
References
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