CVE-2018-6329
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could...
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could be bypassed with a SQL injection, allowing a remote attacker to place a privilege escalation exploit on the target system and subsequently execute arbitrary commands.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could be bypassed with a SQL injection, allowing a remote attacker to place a privilege escalation exploit on the target system and subsequently execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
CVE-2018-6329- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could be bypassed with a SQL injection, allowing a remote attacker to place a privilege escalation exploit on the target system and subsequently execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
CVE-2018-6329- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18090 No score
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could be bypassed with a SQL injection, allowing a remote attacker to place a privilege escalation exploit on the target system and subsequently execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18090- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xp6-hf5v-p7w5
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could...
It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 libbpext.so authentication could be bypassed with a SQL injection, allowing a remote attacker to place a privilege escalation exploit on the target system and subsequently execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
GHSA-7xp6-hf5v-p7w5- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Unitrends UEB 10.0 - Root Remote Code Execution | 2018-03-16 |
| Exploit-DB | Unitrends Enterprise Backup - bpserverd Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-11-29 |
| Metasploit | Unitrends Enterprise Backup bpserverd Privilege Escalation | 2018-03-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6329 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unitrends Backup, published March 14, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.