Path traversal in Quest NetVault Backup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be easily bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Export requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to arbitrarily overwrite files resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-4222.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqp8-3vv8-7r5j
References
More Quest Netvault Backup vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01077 Stack-based buffer overflow in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12724 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01079 Improper authentication in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12721 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12926 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12925 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-1162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqp8-3vv8-7r5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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