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CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2021-27877

Veritas Backup Exec Agent Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow an attacker unauthorized access to the BE Agent via SHA authentication scheme.

cat cve-2021-27877.json
Vendor
Veritas
Product
Backup Exec Agent
CVSS
8.2
EPSS (exploit probability)
64.9%
Status
kevransomware use
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published
Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27877

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow an attacker unauthorized access to the BE Agent via SHA authentication scheme.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-04-07. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2023-04-28.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.