CRITICAL
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process
Published May 9, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.81%
Description
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 8.0
- ≤ 3.0
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.81% 0.03806
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03806
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03806) | 89.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03806) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02573) | 84.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.55% (0.05552) | 83.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02573) | 83.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00598) | 78.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00598) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00598) | 75.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 74.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 77.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 78.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 57.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 32.00th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 31.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 70.79th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98379 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 9, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 9, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8856
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a