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TI-2023-13268 Aliases CVE-2023-28758GHSA-qvx7-wjgx-j93g

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2.

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00153 4th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.3.0.2VulnerableVeritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28758
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvx7-wjgx-j93g

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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