Directory traversal vulnerability in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.x…
Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.x before 7.0.4 and 8.x before 8.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02787 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmv3-p5rx-7xp8
References
More Symantec Backupexec System Recovery vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00432 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class running on the Symantec… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04207 Multiple integer overflows in the Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-02277 Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save &… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-02278 Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-04206 The Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-02279 Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-2512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmv3-p5rx-7xp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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