CVE-2017-8857
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
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 file copy and 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 | 5.67% — more likely to be exploited than 93% 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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