Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-28759
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.0 on Windows. A vulnerability in the way the client validates the path to a DLL prior to loading may allow a lower-level user to elevate privileges and compromise the system.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N