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CVE-2017-8895

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 71.00% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2017-8895
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
71.00%

Original NVD Description

In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.