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CVE-2016-7399

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

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.

Affected products

• Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware: 2.6.0.0, 2.6.0.1, 2.6.0.2, 2.6.0.3, 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.0 (+6)

References

• http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555
• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html
• https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055
• http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555
• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html
• https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055

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