CVE-2024-33673 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. Improper access controls allow for DLL Hijacking in the Windows DLL Search path.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Veritas	Backup Exec

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS24-002#H2

History

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Veritas Veritas backup Exec
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec::::::::
Vendors & Products		Veritas Veritas backup Exec

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-26T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-21T20:34:56.798Z

Reserved: 2024-04-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-33673

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:36:04.574Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-26T02:15:06.790

Modified: 2025-06-30T14:22:57.057

Link: CVE-2024-33673

Redhat

No data.

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