CVE-2020-37045: veritas netbackup Unquoted Search Path or Element

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-37045 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in veritas netbackup. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-03-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Veritas NetBackup 7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NetBackup INET Daemon service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpinetd.exe to inject malicious code that would execute with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

• CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or ElementThe product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.