9.8

CVE-2017-6403: veritas netbackup Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 02-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6403 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in veritas netbackup. EPSS estimates a 26.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
26.68%
0%100%
High · 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 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance Before 3.0. NetBackup Cloud Storage Service uses a hardcoded username and password.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

26.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 26.68% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
26.68%

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

Affected systems

Veritas2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links