CVE-2021-27878 · netVigilance record NV23-0042
Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution
past due ransomware
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2023-04-28 · passed 3 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a command execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a data management protocol command to execute a command on the BE Agent machine.
Who is affected
Veritas Backup Exec Agent. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-287.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 4 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2021-27878 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27878
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- veritas.com www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27878