CVE-2023-28758
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to...
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.
- Record
CVE-2023-28758- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32393
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32393- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvx7-wjgx-j93g
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to...
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.
- Record
GHSA-qvx7-wjgx-j93g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.
- Record
CVE-2023-28758- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2023-28758 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Veritas Netbackup, published March 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.