Is CVE-2016-7399 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7399 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7399?

CVE-2016-7399 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-7399?

Patch guidance is available from veritas security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-7399.

Fix CVE-2016-7399 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-7399?

12 products: veritas netbackup appliance firmware, veritas netbackup appliance firmware, veritas netbackup appliance firmware, veritas netbackup appliance firmware, veritas netbackup appliance firmware, and 7 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-77 · Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VERITAS
Published: 1/4/2017
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

veritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmwareveritas : netbackup_appliance_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD