CVE-2021-27876 (GCVE-0-2021-27876)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-01 21:49 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/sec… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Verit… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-287 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Backup Exec Agent |
| Due Date | 2023-04-28 |
| Date Added | 2023-04-07 |
| Vendorproject | Veritas |
| Vulnerabilityname | Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication,... |
| Vendor | Veritas |
| Product | Backup Exec |
| Added Date | 2023-04-07T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.1 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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