CVE-2021-27876 - Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability

Description

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a file access vulnerability that could allow an attacker to specially craft input parameters on a data management protocol command to access files on the BE Agent machine.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Known

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27876