CVE-2022-26778 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker with local privileges can read network credentials from the registry to access unauthorized network shares.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-26778?
CVE-2022-26778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Veritas System Recovery (VSR) 18 and 21 stores a network destination password in the Windows registry during configuration of the backup configuration. This could allow a Windows user (who has sufficient privileges) to access a network file system that they were not authorized to access.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veritas System Recovery.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-26778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj79-pfg8-3q92.