Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.1
HIGH
CVE-2021-27876
Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerabilit - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 1, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2022, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
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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.

Notes :

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-27876 has a 2 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-2021-27876 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 backup_exec
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-2021-27876.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue2 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).

FIIT STU 2023/2024 BIT - Project - Malware Analysis and Replication

Python PowerShell

Updated: 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 4, 2023, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27876 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Google Cloud
Ransomware Rebounds: Extortion Threat Surges in 2023, Attackers Rely on Publicly Available and Legitimate Tools

Written by: Bavi Sadayappan, Zach Riddle, Jordan Nuce, Joshua Shilko, Jeremy Kennelly A version of this blog post was published to the Mandiant Advantage portal on April 18, 2024. Executive Summary In ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 03, 2024 (5 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27876 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue2 No Types Assigned https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue2 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.2
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

74.31 }} 0.98%

score

0.98152

percentile

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