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High 7.8Published Feb 1, 2026

CVE-2020-37045NetBackup 7.0 - 'NetBackup INET Daemon' Unquoted Service Path

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It affects Veritas NetBackup. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Veritas NetBackup 7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NetBackup INET Daemon service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpinetd.exe to inject malicious code that would execute with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

CVSS
7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-428
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Veritas NetBackup
veritas:netbackup (from the name)
7.0
CNA record

References

References

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