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[ HIGH ]CVE-2021-27878

Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a command execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a data management protocol command to execute a command on the BE Agent machine.

cat cve-2021-27878.json
Vendor
Veritas
Product
Backup Exec Agent
CVSS
8.8
EPSS (exploit probability)
24.0%
Status
kevransomware use
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published
Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27878

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a command execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a data management protocol command to execute a command on the BE Agent machine.

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.