CVE-2021-27877 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-27877 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 01/03/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-27877 Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. It supports multiple authentication schemes: SHA authentication is one of these. This authentication scheme is no longer used in current versions of the product, but hadn\'t yet been disabled. An attacker could remotely exploit this scheme to gain unauthorized access to an Agent and execute privileged commands.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).