CVE-2022-36986 Command injection in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can remotely execute arbitrary commands on Veritas NetBackup Primary servers, leading to full system compromise.
- 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-2022-36986?
CVE-2022-36986 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with unauthenticated access could remotely execute arbitrary commands on a NetBackup Primary server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36986?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Veritas Flex Appliance, Veritas Flex Scale, Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36986 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-2022-36986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5whp-jf8x-g2hr.