LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2022-37000: 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). Under certain conditions, an attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely read files on a NetBackup Primary server.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysismoderate

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This vulnerability could let a low-privileged, authenticated NetBackup Client user remotely read files from a NetBackup Primary server. The main business risk is unauthorized disclosure of sensitive backup-server files, not system takeover, data modification, or service disruption based on the provided sources.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority confidentiality issue. It does not indicate unauthenticated compromise, but backup infrastructure often contains high-value operational and recovery data. Remediate promptly in environments with broad client access or sensitive backup contents.

Technical view

CVE-2022-37000 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, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network-reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to environments running the listed NetBackup versions or related NetBackup products, where an attacker has authenticated access to a NetBackup Client that can interact with a Primary server.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not identify public exploitation or CISA KEV listing. Exploitation requires authenticated access to a NetBackup Client, but the confidentiality impact is high because files on the Primary server may be readable remotely.

Researcher notes

The source bundle lacks CWE details, exact related-product enumeration, and specific fixed-version text. Analysis should stay anchored to the CVE description and Veritas advisory. Do not assume integrity, availability, privilege escalation, or active exploitation without additional sourced evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory NetBackup Primary and Client versions against the affected version ranges.
  • Review Veritas advisory VTS22-004 for vendor-approved updates or mitigations.
  • Prioritize remediation where NetBackup protects sensitive or regulated data.
  • Restrict and review authenticated NetBackup Client access to trusted users and systems.
  • Monitor vendor guidance for related NetBackup products mentioned but not enumerated here.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any NetBackup deployment matches the listed affected versions.
  • Verify which clients can authenticate to each NetBackup Primary server.
  • Check whether Veritas VTS22-004 remediation has been applied or formally risk-accepted.
  • Review backup-server access logs for unusual authenticated file-read activity.
  • Document any related NetBackup products in scope for vendor confirmation.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2022-37000 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

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
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N2.83.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-37000Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.