CVE-2022-36956
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote...
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-36956- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39613
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39613- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4wpp-r5j6-h3hv
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote...
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
- Record
GHSA-4wpp-r5j6-h3hv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Veritas NetBackup, the NetBackup Client allows arbitrary command execution from any remote host that has access to a valid host-id NetBackup certificate/private key from the same domain. The affects 9.0.x through 9.0.0.1 and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-36956- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-2022-36956 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) 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 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.