CVE-2024-33671 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.

Published: 2024-04-26

Score: 7.7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-31383	An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00077.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-002#H1

History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Veritas Veritas backup Exec
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec::::::::
Vendors & Products		Veritas Veritas backup Exec

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-73

Subscriptions

Veritas Backup Exec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-27T15:49:52.581Z

Reserved: 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-33671

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:36:04.556Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-26T02:15:06.410

Modified: 2025-06-30T14:25:03.890

Link: CVE-2024-33671

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-73

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