CVE-2024-33672 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can leverage the Multi-Threaded Agent to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files in Veritas NetBackup.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-33672?
CVE-2024-33672 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 26 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.4. The Multi-Threaded Agent used in NetBackup can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33672?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veritas Netbackup.
How do I fix CVE-2024-33672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-33672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36f2-xg2m-gcm5.