CVE-2022-36986

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with unauthenticated access could remotely execute arbitrary commands on a NetBackup Primary server.

Published: 2022-07-28 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-36986 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36986

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-29 0.16% 0.75% +0.59%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.16% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36986

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 4.0 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36986

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36986

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
veritas flex_appliance 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_scale 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_scale:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_scale 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_scale:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 8.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup 9.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:9.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.2 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.2:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.2 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.2:maintenance_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.2 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.2:maintenance_release3:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.3.0.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.3.0.1:maintenance_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.3.0.2:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 3.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.3.0.2:maintenance_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.0.0.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.0.0.1:maintenance_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.0.0.1:maintenance_release3:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.1.0.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas netbackup_appliance 4.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:veritas:netbackup_appliance:4.1.0.1:maintenance_release2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-36986

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