CVE-2016-7399

critical

Description

scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384

http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8255

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-04

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.13393