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CVE-2021-27876

HIGH
Published 2021-03-01T21:49:06.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.006
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.695
Higher than 69.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. By using crafted input parameters in one of these commands, an attacker can access an arbitrary file on the system using System privileges.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

April 28, 2023

Added to KEV

April 7, 2023

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Veritas
Product: Backup Exec Agent

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

n/a
n/a

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

8.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N

EPSS Score

0.720
probability

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-9j5v-h34p-h6g6

Advisory Details

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. By using crafted input parameters in one of these commands, an attacker can access an arbitrary file on the system using System privileges.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: September 27, 2022

Social Media Intelligence

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1 post
Reddit 2 weeks ago
crstux
Exploit

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2.0
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References

Published: 2021-03-01T21:49:06.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-28T19:44:30.110Z
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