CVE-2022-26778

Description

Veritas System Recovery (VSR) 18 and 21 stores a network destination password in the Windows registry during configuration of the backup configuration. This could allow a Windows user (who has sufficient privileges) to access a network file system that they were not authorized to access.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory veritas.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-002 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-26778?
CVE-2022-26778 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-26778?
To fix CVE-2022-26778, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-26778 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-26778 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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