FKIE_CVE-2021-27878

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-03-01 22:15 - Updated: 2025-11-03 15:16
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27878US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
veritas backup_exec *
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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2023-04-07",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability",
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    },
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  "lastModified": "2025-11-03T15:16:31.977",
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