CVE-2021-27878 - Veritas Backup Exec Agent
AI Vulnerability ContextAn issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management pro...
Overview
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An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. The attacker could use one of these commands to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.
Vulnerability status
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- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-27878
- Vendor/project
- Veritas
- Product
- Backup Exec Agent
- Vulnerability name
- Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2023-04-07
- Due date
- 2023-04-28
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Known
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
Exploit context
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An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. The attacker could use one of these commands to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.
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