CVE-2021-27878
Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2023-04-07. Federal due date: 2023-04-28.
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Impact
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. The attacker could use one of these commands to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Veritas | Backup Exec | before 21.2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27878