CVE-2021-34996

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 82.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-749

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Commvault CommCell 11.22.22. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the Demo_ExecuteProcessOnGroup workflow. By creating a workflow, an attacker can specify an arbitrary command to be executed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-13889.

Affected products

Commvault CommCell: 11.22.22

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1331/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1331/

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