TI-2024-22257 Aliases CVE-2024-33673 GHSA-q447-8rfw-f6hh

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391.

LOW 35CWE-284Published 2024-04-26 · Updated 2024-08-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
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-284.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. Improper access controls allow for DLL Hijacking in the Windows DLL Search path.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00156 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: Total

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:backup_exec::::::::	21.0 to before 23.0	Vulnerable	Veritas

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0 to before 23.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-33673
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q447-8rfw-f6hh

References

Advisory 1

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-002#H2

TI-2021-09222 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-09223 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-09221 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2017-06392 In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2005-00716 VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-18487 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3

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Sources

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