What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-46414?

CVE-2022-46414 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Access Appliance CVE-2022-46414

CRITICAL

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)

2022-12-04 cve@mitre.org

Authentication Bypass Access Appliance Netbackup Flex Scale Appliance

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 04, 2022 - 05:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0 and Access Appliance through 8.0.100. Unauthenticated remote command execution can occur via the management portal.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0 and Access Appliance through 8.0.100. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306), which allows attackers to access critical functionality without authentication. An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Flex Scale through 3.0 and Access Appliance through 8.0.100. Unauthenticated remote command execution can occur via the management portal. Affected products include: Veritas Access Appliance, Veritas Netbackup Flex Scale Appliance. Version information: through 3.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Require authentication for all sensitive operations, implement defense in depth.