8.8

CVE-2017-6400: veritas access

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 02-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6400 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in veritas access. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance Before 2.7.2. Privileged command execution on NetBackup Server and Client can occur (on the local system).

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Veritas3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

2 links