CVE-2024-33671
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec...
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
- Record
CVE-2024-33671- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-31383
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
- Record
EUVD-2024-31383- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-749f-97mp-r5j9
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec...
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
- Record
GHSA-749f-97mp-r5j9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.
- Record
CVE-2024-33671- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - 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-73
- 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-2024-33671 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Veritas Backup Exec, published April 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.