CVE-2022-36956 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers with valid domain certificates can execute arbitrary commands on Veritas NetBackup Clients, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36956?
CVE-2022-36956 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 27 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veritas Netbackup.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-36956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wpp-r5j6-h3hv.