CVE-2022-46412
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may...
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may escape a restricted shell and execute privileged commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may escape a restricted shell and execute privileged commands.
- Record
CVE-2022-46412- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49221
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may escape a restricted shell and execute privileged commands.
- Record
EUVD-2022-49221- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwp8-f63h-f6rp
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may...
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may escape a restricted shell and execute privileged commands.
- Record
GHSA-rwp8-f63h-f6rp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. A non-privileged user may escape a restricted shell and execute privileged commands.
- Record
CVE-2022-46412- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46412 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Veritas Netbackup Flex Scale Appliance, published December 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.