Veritas NetBackup up to 10.3 Multi-Threaded Agent access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Veritas NetBackup up to 10.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Multi-Threaded Agent. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-33672. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas NetBackup up to 10.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Multi-Threaded Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.4. The Multi-Threaded Agent used in NetBackup can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.

The advisory is shared for download at veritas.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-33672 since 04/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-31384). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetBackup 10.4

Timelineinfo

04/26/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: veritas.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-33672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-33672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-262088
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2024 08:13
Updated: 06/14/2025 19:01
Changes: 04/26/2024 08:13 (65), 06/10/2025 17:46 (13), 06/14/2025 19:01 (1)
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