CVE-2016-7399 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions 2.6.0.x through 3.0.x. It allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the hostName parameter of the appliancews/getLicense script. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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