CVE-2020-36169: veritas netbackup

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-36169 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in veritas netbackup. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-01-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.3.0.1 and OpsCenter through 8.3.0.1. Processes using OpenSSL attempt to load and execute libraries from paths that do not exist by default on the Windows operating system. By default, on Windows systems, users can create directories under the top level of any drive. If a low privileged user creates an affected path with a library that the Veritas product attempts to load, they can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM or Administrator. This gives the attacker administrator access on the system, allowing the attacker (by default) to access all data, access all installed applications, etc. This vulnerability affects master servers, media servers, clients, and OpsCenter servers on the Windows platform. The system is vulnerable during an install or upgrade and post-install during normal operations.

No weakness data has been published for this record.