CVE-2013-4677 — Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files

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Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files

Published Aug 4, 2013

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.32%

Description

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.32% 0.00323

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00323

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.32% (0.00323)	23.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.32% (0.00323)	23.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00052)	13.31th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	9.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://osvdb.org/95939
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61487
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/95939		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61487		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner symantec

Published Aug 4, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 24, 2013

Link CVE-2013-4677

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-4677

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2013-4677