Unquoted Service Path in Veritas NetBackup 7.0 Enables Elev. Code Exec
CVE-2020-37045 Published on February 1, 2026
NetBackup 7.0 - 'NetBackup INET Daemon' Unquoted Service Path
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-37045 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2020-37045. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-37045
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Affected Versions
Veritas NetBackup Version 7.0 is affected by CVE-2020-37045Exploit Probability
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