CVE-2013-4677
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions ...
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
- Record
CVE-2013-4677- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
- Record
CVE-2013-4677- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4530 No score
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4530- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgr3-h79f-87m5 No score
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions ...
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
- Record
GHSA-rgr3-h79f-87m5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4677 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Symantec Backup Exec, published August 4, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.