CVE-2008-5407
HIGH · CVSS 9.4EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Backup Exec remote-agent logon process in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or delete files, via unknown vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 2.6% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5384)
- Published
- December 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5384 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32810(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htm(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32347
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3209
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46730
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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