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CVE-2021-27878

Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. The attacker could use one of these commands to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.

Se detectó un problema en Veritas Backup Exec versiones anteriores a 21.2. La comunicación entre un cliente y un agente requiere una autenticación con éxito, que generalmente se completa por medio de una comunicación TLS segura. Sin embargo, debido a una vulnerabilidad en el esquema de autenticación SHA, un atacante puede conseguir acceso no autorizado y completar el proceso de autenticación. Posteriormente, el cliente puede ejecutar comandos de protocolo de gestión de datos en la conexión autenticada. El atacante podría usar uno de estos comandos para ejecutar un comando arbitrario en el sistema usando privilegios system

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a command execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a data management protocol command to execute a command on the BE Agent machine.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-03-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-03-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-04-07 Exploited in Wild
  • 2023-04-28 KEV Due Date
  • 2024-07-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Veritas
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 Backup Exec
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 < 21.2
Search vendor "Veritas" for product "Backup Exec" and version " < 21.2"
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Affected