Untrusted search path vulnerability in Symantec System Recovery 2011 before SP2 and…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Symantec System Recovery 2011 before SP2 and Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 before SP5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00427 37th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wh2-cqr6-7mp4
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-2008-02404 Directory traversal vulnerability in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-04206 The Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-0305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2wh2-cqr6-7mp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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