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CVE-2026-9787
Quest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBULogDaemon JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string bef
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":"14.0.0.19"}]}
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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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8b9680f508ba705c2dbb1f005cb71c9cf2058b513e7815c68c8cec842faffce1 · sha256:6803a11aa1e6b25c… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8b9680f508ba705c2dbb1f005cb71c9cf2058b513e7815c68c8cec842faffce1 · sha256:6803a11aa1e6b25c… · /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:v2:8b9680f508ba705c2dbb1f005cb71c9cf2058b513e7815c68c8cec842faffce1 · sha256:6803a11aa1e6b25c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"ZDI-26-376","tags":["x_research-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-376/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8b9680f508ba705c2dbb1f005cb71c9cf2058b513e7815c68c8cec842faffce1 · sha256:6803a11aa1e6b25c… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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