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TI-2017-06367 Aliases CVE-2017-8859GHSA-jhjc-gw7c-rh3x

In Veritas NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, unauthenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
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 NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, unauthenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02556 85th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.2VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableVeritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhjc-gw7c-rh3x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-07142 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-04210 An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance Before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06365 In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06364 In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06366 In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-05499 bpcd in Veritas NetBackup 7.x through 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.x through 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.x through… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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