Is CVE-2023-28758 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-28758 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-02-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-28758?

CVE-2023-28758 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-28758?

Patch guidance is available from veritas security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-28758.

Fix CVE-2023-28758 - HIGH veritas netbackup

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.3.0.2. BPCD allows an unprivileged user to specify a log file path when executing a NetBackup command. This can be used to overwrite existing NetBackup log files.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VERITAS
Published: 3/23/2023
Last Modified: 2/25/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-28758

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