CVE-2022-46410
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0. An attacker with non-root privileges may escalate privileges to root by using specific commands.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale (versions up to 3.0). An authenticated non-root user can execute specific commands to gain root privileges. The CVSS 8.8 score indicates high exploitability via local attack vector with low privileges required.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm NetBackup Flex Scale installationIdentify if Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance software is deployed in your environment. Check for the product name in installed software inventories, system documentation, or by querying the system for NetBackup-related services and processes.Affected if The product is present and no version confirmation is available
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Determine installed versionLocate and retrieve the version of NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance installed. This may be available via the appliance management interface, command-line utilities provided by Veritas, or system configuration files that record the installed software version.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is not recorded
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Compare version against affected rangeTake the identified version number and compare it against the affected range: any version <= 3.0 is considered vulnerable. Note that versions prior to 3.0 and version 3.0 itself are affected by this CVE.Affected if The installed version is 3.0 or any earlier version (e.g., 2.x, 1.x)
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Verify user access controlsReview which non-root user accounts have authenticated access to the appliance. The vulnerability requires an authenticated non-root user to be present for exploitation.Affected if Non-root user accounts exist with access to the system and the version is <= 3.0
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Audit for privilege escalation indicatorsReview system logs, audit trails, and command history for any instances where non-root users have executed commands resulting in elevated privileges or root-level access.Affected if Any evidence of unauthorized privilege escalation is found and the version is <= 3.0
Your environment is affected if Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance version 3.0 or any earlier version is installed and non-root users have authenticated access to the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply vendor patches when available; restrict privileged command access to authorized administrators only; monitor for suspicious command execution patterns.
NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance version > 3.0 (contact Veritas for specific fixed release)
- Contact Veritas support or visit the Veritas downloads page to obtain the latest NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance release
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- Follow Veritas documented upgrade procedures for NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance
- After upgrade, verify the system is operational and test that the privilege escalation vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-46410 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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