CVE-2016-7399

scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1...

9.8 Critical

CVE-2016-7399 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware, published January 4, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.94%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.94%Up 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-7399
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7399
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8255 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8255
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mcq-hx52-4939 9.8

scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1...

Record: GHSA-3mcq-hx52-4939
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

veritas netbackup appliance firmware

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD