CVE-2021-27876 — Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability
CVE-2021-27876: Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Veritas |
| Product | Backup Exec Agent |
| Date added | 2023-04-07 |
| Due date | 2023-04-28 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27876
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27876
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog