8.4
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-35204
Veritas System Recovery Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Veritas System Recovery before 23.3_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:39 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 15, 2026, 12:35 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-35204 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 system_recovery
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to a version after 23.2 or apply Hotfix 860045 per vendor advisory.
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-2024-35204.

URL Resource
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-005
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-005
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-35204 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-35204 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-005
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Veritas System Recovery before 23.2_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks. Veritas System Recovery before 23.3_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks.
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-272
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference MITRE https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100065391
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-005 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Veritas System Recovery before 23.2_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks.
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100065391 [No types assigned]
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.