high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2021-27878Veritas Backup Exec — a command run as the system
The same legacy authentication weakness lets an attacker reach the data management commands on a Backup Exec agent, and one of those runs a command of the attacker's choosing with system privileges. Fixed in 21.2.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 8.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 24% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2021-03-01
- Added to KEV
- 2023-04-07
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- execution
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1059
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsNetwork access to a Backup Exec agent.
Fixed inVeritas Backup Exec >= 21.2
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisoryveritas.comveritas.com
- 04Exploitpacketstormsecurity.compacketstormsecurity.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.