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01 Record

CVE-2020-36167

An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before hotfix 298543, and 21.1 before hotfix 657517. On start-up, it loads the OpenSSL library from the Installation

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score9.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
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02 Description

An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before hotfix 298543, and 21.1 before hotfix 657517. On start-up, it loads the OpenSSL library from the Installation

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 41.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-01-06 00:51Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 17:23Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-01-06
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
22a9ccdf55269a509ce84d73d9c5a8a2818d8066928c5e4cfc6ae48378e9ac48

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
veritasbackup_execNot specified—

06 References