CVE-2016-7399

critical
Published 2017-01-04 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html

References

CWEs

CWE-77

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.