CVE-2022-42301 json
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0.0.1 and related Veritas products.
published 2022-10-03 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45376
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0.0.1 and related Veritas products. The NetBackup Primary server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack through the nbars process.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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veritas.com
/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-013#M1
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-42301
- NVD CVE-2022-42301
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