TI-2017-05096 Aliases CVE-2017-7444 GHSA-755f-qgr8-28qg

In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the…

LOW 36Published 2017-04-05 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the patch installer if an attacker has write access to the directory from which the product is executed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01059 64th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:system_recovery:16:::::::*	16	Vulnerable	Veritas

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:system_recovery:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7444
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-755f-qgr8-28qg

References

Advisory 1

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-001.html#Issue1

TI-2020-18480 An issue was discovered in Veritas System Recovery before 21.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2022-19817 Veritas System Recovery (VSR) versions 18 and 21 store a network destination password in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2022-10027 Veritas System Recovery (VSR) 18 and 21 stores a network destination password in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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