TI-2017-06392 Aliases CVE-2017-8895 GHSA-65x9-x5m2-cp2g

In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160…

HIGH 80CWE-416Published 2017-05-10 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.71003 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

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:backup_exec::::::::	before 14.1.1786.1126; before 14.2.1180.3160; before 16.0.1142.1327	Vulnerable	Veritas

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.1.1786.1126; before 14.2.1180.3160; before 16.0.1142.1327 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8895
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65x9-x5m2-cp2g

References

Exploit 1

42282

Patch 1

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1

TI-2021-09222 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-09223 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-09221 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2005-00716 VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-18487 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-22257 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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