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CVE-2022-36984: An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9...

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely trigger a denial of service attack against a NetBackup Primary server.

HighCVSS 7.7Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This flaw lets someone who already has authenticated access to a Veritas NetBackup Client disrupt a NetBackup Primary server. The main business risk is backup service outage or reduced recovery readiness, not data theft based on the supplied CVSS impact fields.

Executive priority

Treat as a high-priority resilience issue for backup environments. It does not indicate data compromise in the supplied sources, but disruption of Primary servers can weaken recovery capability during incidents.

Technical view

CVE-2022-36984 affects Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and related products. It is a remotely triggerable denial-of-service issue requiring low-privileged authenticated client access. CVSS 3.1 score is 7.7.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations running the listed NetBackup versions where clients can authenticate and communicate with a Primary server. Backup infrastructure is operationally sensitive, so even availability-only impact can affect recovery, ransomware response, and business continuity.

Exploitation context

The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The described attacker must already have authenticated access to a NetBackup Client. The stated impact is denial of service against the Primary server, with no confidentiality or integrity impact in the CVSS vector.

Researcher notes

The source bundle does not include exploit details, CWE mapping, or concrete patch versions. Analysis should stay bounded to authenticated client-to-primary denial of service and Veritas advisory validation. Do not assume unauthenticated exploitation or data access.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all NetBackup Primary servers and connected Clients in scope.
  • Compare deployed versions with the affected NetBackup ranges.
  • Review Veritas VTS22-004 for product-specific remediation guidance.
  • Apply vendor-recommended updates or mitigations after operational testing.
  • Restrict authenticated client access to trusted hosts and users.
  • Monitor Primary server availability until remediation is complete.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any NetBackup versions match the affected ranges.
  • Verify which Clients can authenticate to each Primary server.
  • Review backup service logs for unexplained Primary server failures.
  • Check change records for remediation aligned with Veritas VTS22-004.
  • Validate normal backup and restore operations after remediation.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.7 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.7CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N3.14Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.7High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-36984Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

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