Improper authentication vulnerability in Veritas Backup Exec - CVE-2021-27878Deprecated |
ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:89168 | Date: (C)2023-04-18 (M)2023-06-01 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Veritas Backup Exec 16.x, 20.x 21.1 and is prone to an improper authentication vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle authentication schemes. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft Windows 11 |
Product: |
Veritas Backup Exec |