CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-9780
Quest NetVault Backup addclient3 Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the addclient3 webpage. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the in
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"NetVault Backup","vendor":"Quest","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"14.0.1.7"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:72afe8ebb694b5ba93d59bcccabde6306b1fe59eac9f5216e57af59e97a9bf24 · sha256:5aea357aa1f02716… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:72afe8ebb694b5ba93d59bcccabde6306b1fe59eac9f5216e57af59e97a9bf24 · sha256:5aea357aa1f02716… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"vendor-provided URL","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/netvault/14.0.2/release-notes#TOPIC-2338529"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:72afe8ebb694b5ba93d59bcccabde6306b1fe59eac9f5216e57af59e97a9bf24 · sha256:5aea357aa1f02716… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"ZDI-26-369","tags":["x_research-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-369/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:72afe8ebb694b5ba93d59bcccabde6306b1fe59eac9f5216e57af59e97a9bf24 · sha256:5aea357aa1f02716… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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