TI-2023-13269 Aliases CVE-2023-28759 GHSA-99wg-5qwq-rr7f

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.0 on Windows.

LOW 33CWE-427Published 2023-03-23 · Updated 2025-02-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.0 on Windows. A vulnerability in the way the client validates the path to a DLL prior to loading may allow a lower-level user to elevate privileges and compromise the system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0019 8th 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:netbackup::::::::	before 10.0	Vulnerable	Veritas

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28759
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99wg-5qwq-rr7f

References

Other 1

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS23-006

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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