SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBURemovableMedia JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27632.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Quest NetVault Backup — vendor-provided URL
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-08578 OS command injection in Quest NetVault BackupPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-08577 SQL injection in Quest NetVault BackupPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-08576 SQL injection in Quest NetVault BackupPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gj9-425g-wxfr
References
Advisory 2
More Quest Netvault Backup vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01077 Stack-based buffer overflow in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12724 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01079 Improper authentication in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12721 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12926 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12925 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gj9-425g-wxfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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