CVE-2022-26778

Network credential disclosure via registry password storage

Published Mar 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Cleartext credential storage in Veritas System Recovery 18 and 21 allows local users to obtain a configured network destination password. During backup configuration, the application writes the network destination password to the Windows registry, where a sufficiently privileged Windows account can retrieve it. Access requires a Windows account with enough registry privileges, and the exposed credential grants access to a network file system otherwise unavailable to that account.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in Veritas System Recovery 18 and 21 allows local users to obtain a configured network destination password. During backup configuration, the application writes the network destination password to the Windows registry, where a sufficiently privileged Windows account can retrieve it. Access requires a Windows account with enough registry privileges, and the exposed credential grants access to a network file system otherwise unavailable to that account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26778
Published
Mar 9, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.3MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.002Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in Registry

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