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CVE-2008-5407

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5407 describes multiple unspecified authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the remote-agent logon process of Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers versions 11.0, 12.0, and 12.5. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read or delete files via unknown vectors. Despite its high severity, there is no known public exploit code, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11dCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:*:*:*:*:*:*
11dCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.5:12.5.2213:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.4HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0265 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/32810
PatchVendor Advisory
securityresponse.symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.html
PatchVendor Advisory
seer.entsupport.symantec.com / docs/314528.htm
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46730
securityfocus.com / bid/32347
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3209