CVE-2021-27877

Published Mar 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS 64.9% KEV · Listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. It supports multiple authentication schemes: SHA authentication is one of these. This authentication scheme is no longer used in current versions of the product, but hadn't yet been disabled. An attacker could remotely exploit this scheme to gain unauthorized access to an Agent and execute privileged commands.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14615 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. It supports multiple authentication schemes: SHA authentication is one of these. This authentication scheme is no longer used in current versions of the product, but hadn't yet been disabled. An attacker could remotely exploit this scheme to gain unauthorized access to an Agent and execute privileged commands.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2023-04-07'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:25 PM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 1, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM