Veritas System Recovery (VSR) versions 18 and 21 store a network destination password in…
Priority LOW 30CWE-922Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-922.
Summary
Veritas System Recovery (VSR) versions 18 and 21 store a network destination password in the Windows registry during configuration of the backup configuration. This vulnerability could provide a Windows user (who has sufficient privileges) to access a network file system that they were not authorized to access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00679 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0 to before 18.0.4.57090; 21 to before 21.0.3.62140 | Vulnerable | Veritas |
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:system_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0 to before 18.0.4.57090; 21 to before 21.0.3.62140 Vulnerable ·Veritas
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41320
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q63w-g4hg-gvcw
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Veritas System Recovery vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18480 An issue was discovered in Veritas System Recovery before 21.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2017-05096 In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-10027 Veritas System Recovery (VSR) 18 and 21 stores a network destination password in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-41320 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41320 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q63w-g4hg-gvcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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