CVE-2017-6406 is a critical vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup before version 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance before 2.7.2. It allows an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary privileged commands by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability using "../" substrings. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this flaw enables a low-privileged user to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact remains severe.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.