CVE-2017-8895

9.8 CRITICAL 71% exploit odds Drop everything Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 71.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2017-05-10 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2017-05-10 21:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:27 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 71.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2017-05-10 21:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:27 UTC
Exploit probability: 71.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-416 · Use after free
Record status: Modified

Affected

Veritas Backup Exec < 14.1.1786.1126
Veritas Backup Exec < 14.2.1180.3160
Veritas Backup Exec < 16.0.1142.1327

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record