CVE-2017-6401 json
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance before 3.0.
published 2017-03-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15458
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance before 3.0. Local arbitrary command execution can occur when using bpcd and bpnbat.
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
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veritas.com
/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue6
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/96493
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6401
- NVD CVE-2017-6401
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