CVE-2017-6409

CRITICAL

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. Unauthenticated CORBA interfaces permit inappropriate access.

Affects 3 products across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.09.8
EPSS1.4%
Percentile71th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a verified identity.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-12 Choosing Message Identifier
via CWE-306
CAPEC-36 Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
via CWE-306
CAPEC-62 Cross Site Request Forgery
via CWE-306
CAPEC-166 Force the System to Reset Values
via CWE-306
CAPEC-216 Communication Channel Manipulation
via CWE-306

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2017. A critical vulnerability affects Veritas systems (CVE-2017-6409). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2017-GLOBAL-120471-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2017-6409?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2017. A critical vulnerability affects Veritas systems (CVE-2017-6409). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-6409?
CVE-2017-6409 has CVSS 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 1.4%.
Is CVE-2017-6409 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2017-6409 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-6409?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue11 PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2017-6409?
CVE-2017-6409 affects Veritas Netbackup, Netbackup Appliance.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2017-6409
BSIDBS-2017-GLOBAL-120471-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2017-03-02
Last Modified2026-05-13
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
SourceNVD
Official Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. Unauthenticated CORBA interfaces permit inappropriate access.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. Unauthenticated CORBA interfaces permit inappropriate access. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Veritas Netbackup ≤ 8.0
Veritas Netbackup Appliance (device & firmware) ≤ 3.0
Remediation
View Vendor Advisory →

Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 3515 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash6e722fd199e4ddc3bdda95bbfd93ffe1d7ac5324bffb012ef869f4c57ab4b210182645547603e9ab0bc221500f2b2f7c482fa8b51a2f78d357334fe227428c3a
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