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CVE-2021-27877 — Veritas Backup Exec Agent Improper Authentication Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2021-27877

CVE-2021-27877: Veritas Backup Exec Agent Improper Authentication 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 an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow an attacker unauthorized access to the BE Agent via SHA authentication scheme.

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-2021-27877

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27877
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog