CVE-2024-52945

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.5. This only applies to NetBackup components running on a Windows Operating System. If a user executes specific NetBackup commands or an attacker uses social engineering techniques to impel the user to execute the commands, a malicious DLL could be loaded, resulting in execution of the attacker's code in the user's security context.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS24-012	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Apr 2025, 16:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS24-012 -~~	() https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS24-012 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup::::::::
First Time		Veritas netbackup Veritas

Information

Published : 2024-11-18 06:15

Updated : 2025-04-30 16:19

NVD link : CVE-2024-52945

Mitre link : CVE-2024-52945

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-52945

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Products Affected

veritas

netbackup

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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