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TI-2022-17161 Aliases CVE-2022-36955GHSA-m769-jr2m-2pmv

In Veritas NetBackup, an attacker with unprivileged local access to a NetBackup Client…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Veritas NetBackup, an attacker with unprivileged local access to a NetBackup Client may send specific commands to escalate their privileges. This affects 8.0 through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3 through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00204 10th 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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 – 8.1.2; 8.3.0.0 – 8.3.0.2VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0.0VulnerableVeritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 – 8.1.2; 8.3.0.0 – 8.3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m769-jr2m-2pmv

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2006-00960 Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) in Veritas NetBackup… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2006-00959 Stack-based buffer overflow in the volume manager daemon (vmd) in Veritas NetBackup… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • 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
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Sources

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