CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2021-27876

Veritas Backup Exec Agent File Access Vulnerability

Veritas · Backup Exec Agent

Vulnerability details

Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a file access vulnerability that could allow an attacker to specially craft input parameters on a data management protocol command to access files on the BE Agent machine.

Added to CISA KEV: 2023-04-07

Ransomware campaign use: Known

CISA due date: 2023-04-28

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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