CVE-2017-6399 is a critical vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup before version 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance before 2.7.2, allowing privileged remote command execution on the NetBackup server or connected clients. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
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.