CVE-2021-27878
Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability
Veritas · Backup Exec Agent
Vulnerability details
Veritas Backup Exec (BE) Agent contains a command execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a data management protocol command to execute a command 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
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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