CVE-2022-36949
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server...
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server could potentially escalate their privileges. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
CVE List Score used
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server could potentially escalate their privileges. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.
- Record
CVE-2022-36949- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39606
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server could potentially escalate their privileges. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39606- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f956-64gx-m8ww
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server...
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server could potentially escalate their privileges. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.
- Record
GHSA-f956-64gx-m8ww- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, an attacker with local access to a NetBackup OpsCenter server could potentially escalate their privileges. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.
- Record
CVE-2022-36949- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2022-36949 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Veritas Netbackup, published July 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.