CVE-2020-36162 [Critical] | Security Vulnerability in Cloudpoint

An issue was discovered in Veritas CloudPoint before 8.3.0.1+hotfix. The CloudPoint Windows Agent leverages OpenSSL. This OpenSSL library attempts to load the \usr\local\ssl\openssl.cnf configuration file, which does not exist. By default, on Windows systems users can create directories under <drive>:\. A low privileged user can create a <drive>:\usr\local\ssl\openssl.cnf configuration file to load a malicious OpenSSL engine, which may result in arbitrary code execution. This would give the attacker administrator access on the system, allowing the attacker (by default) to access all data, access all installed applications, etc.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	0.10%	0.05%	-0.05%
2	2025-03-29	0.04%	0.10%	+0.05%
3	2023-03-07	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

0.10%

0.05%

-0.05%

2025-03-29

0.04%

0.10%

+0.05%

2023-03-07

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.3	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.5	6.0	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.0	6.0	[email protected]
7.2	2.0	HIGH	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	3.9	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.3

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.5

6.0

[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.0

6.0

[email protected]

7.2

2.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

3.9

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-36162

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
veritas	cloudpoint	1.0	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:1.0:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	1.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:1.0.2:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.0	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.0:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.0.1:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.0.2:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.1	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.1:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.1.1:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.1.2:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.2	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.2:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.2.1:::::::*
veritas	cloudpoint	2.2.2	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cloudpoint:2.2.2:::::::*
veritas	netbackup_cloudpoint	8.3	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_cloudpoint:8.3:::::::*
veritas	netbackup_cloudpoint	8.3.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_cloudpoint:8.3.0.1:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-36162

URL	Tags
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-011	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-36162

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-36162

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-36162

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-36162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-36162

References for CVE-2020-36162