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CVE-2023-28818

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-347

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics 11 before 11.2.0. The application upgrade process included unsigned files that could be exploited and result in a customer installing unauthentic components. A malicious actor could install rogue Collector executable files (aptare.jar or upgrademanager.zip) on the Portal server, which might then be downloaded and installed on collectors.

Affected products

• Veritas Aptare It Analytics: before 10.6.00 — fixed in 10.6.00
• Veritas Netbackup It Analytics: 11.0.00, 11.1.00

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Veritas Aptare It Analytics 10.6.00. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS23-002
• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS23-002

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