CVE-2020-37045

NetBackup 7.0 - 'NetBackup INET Daemon' Unquoted Service Path

CVSS 8.5 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-428

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.5EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

01 Feb 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Veritas · NetBackup

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48227 https://www.veritas.com/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbackup-netbackup-inet-daemon-unquoted-service-path