CVE-2022-36952
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the...
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. 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, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. 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-2022-36952- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39609
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. 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-2022-39609- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9ggc-7v6w-qg26
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the...
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. 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-9ggc-7v6w-qg26- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. 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-2022-36952- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- 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-2022-36952 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) 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 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.