CVE-2017-8856
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.
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 | 3.81% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-732 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-05-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| veritas | netbackup |
| veritas | netbackup appliance |
References
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