CVE-2017-6407 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Veritas NetBackup before version 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance before 2.7.2, allowing privileged remote command execution on both the server and connected clients. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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.