9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-36169
"Veritas NetBackup and OpsCenter LIghtpath Library Load Hijacking Vulnerability"
Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.3.0.1 and OpsCenter through 8.3.0.1. Processes using OpenSSL attempt to load and execute libraries from paths that do not exist by default on the Windows operating system. By default, on Windows systems, users can create directories under the top level of any drive. If a low privileged user creates an affected path with a library that the Veritas product attempts to load, they can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM or Administrator. This gives the attacker administrator access on the system, allowing the attacker (by default) to access all data, access all installed applications, etc. This vulnerability affects master servers, media servers, clients, and OpsCenter servers on the Windows platform. The system is vulnerable during an install or upgrade and post-install during normal operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 6, 2021, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 11, 2021, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-36169 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36169 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Veritas netbackup
2 Veritas opscenter
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-36169.

URL Resource
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-016#Issue1 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 20 hours, 27 minutes ago
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Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 462 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36169 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-016#Issue1 No Types Assigned https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-016#Issue1 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.3.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:opscenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.3.0.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36169 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-36169 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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