scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense
Published Jan 4, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.98%
Description
scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0.0
- 2.6.0.1
- 2.6.0.2
- 2.6.0.3
- 2.6.0.4
- 2.6.1.0
- 2.6.1.1
- 2.6.1.2
- 2.7.0.0
- 2.7.1.0
- 2.7.2.0
- 3.0.0.0
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04944) | 91.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.39% (0.13393) | 93.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.71% (0.17715) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.39% (0.13393) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.15% (0.11154) | 92.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 84.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 83.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00974) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00974) | 81.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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