CVE-2022-36955 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker with local access can escalate privileges on Veritas NetBackup Client by sending specific commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36955?
CVE-2022-36955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 27 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Veritas NetBackup, an attacker with unprivileged local access to a NetBackup Client may send specific commands to escalate their privileges. This affects 8.0 through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3 through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veritas Netbackup.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m769-jr2m-2pmv.