CVE-2020-36169 is a critical vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup and OpsCenter on Windows. It allows a low-privileged local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM or Administrator privileges by creating specific directories and libraries that the Veritas products attempt to load. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for complete system compromise warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:opscenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.