CVE-2022-36988 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can remotely execute arbitrary commands on NetBackup Primary or Media servers, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36988?
CVE-2022-36988 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 authenticated access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server, NetBackup Primary server, or NetBackup Media server could remotely execute arbitrary commands on a NetBackup Primary server or NetBackup Media server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36988?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Veritas Flex Appliance, Veritas Flex Scale, Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36988 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-2022-36988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjjg-hhr8-vq58.