CVE-2021-27876 (GCVE-0-2021-27876)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-01 21:49 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25
VLAI?
CISA KEV
Summary
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. By using crafted input parameters in one of these commands, an attacker can access an arbitrary file on the system using System privileges.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: afd2a4d6-0430-454a-aae5-5a34c214fffa
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-04-07
Asserted: 2023-04-07
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability | Affected: Veritas / Backup Exec Agent | Description: Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a file access vulnerability that could allow an attacker to specially craft input parameters on a data management protocol command to access files on the BE Agent machine. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2023-04-28 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27876
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
Created: 2026-02-02 13:25 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
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