CVE-2015-6550 is a critical vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance versions, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through crafted input to the bpcd process. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 82/100 indicates its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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