VDB-214784 · CVE-2022-46410 · GCVE-0-2022-46410

Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale up to 3.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale up to 3.0. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-46410. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale up to 3.0 (Backup Software). It has been rated as very critical. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. An attacker with non-root privileges may escalate privileges to root by using specific commands.

The weakness was shared 12/04/2022. The advisory is shared for download at veritas.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46410 since 12/04/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/25/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Backup Software

Vendor

Veritas

Name

NetBackup Flex Scale

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

12/04/2022 🔍
12/04/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/04/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/25/2025 +873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: veritas.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214784

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2022 08:24
Updated: 04/25/2025 06:00
Changes: 12/04/2022 08:24 (36), 12/26/2022 09:03 (11), 04/25/2025 06:00 (25)
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