CVE-2022-46412

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Published Dec 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_flex_scale_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.743% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-019#issue4

History

Apr 24, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Veritas Netbackup Flex Scale Appliance

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 24, 2025, 4:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 4, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 24, 2025, 4:02 PM
Reserved: Dec 4, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 4, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

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Red Hat No data

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