CVE-2024-34404Network attack vector

Backup deletion via missing cloud-administrator authorization

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Mar 28, 2025

Improper access control in Veritas NetBackup before 10.4 and Appliance before 5.4 lets remote authenticated users shorten locked backup retention. Recovery Vault fails to enforce cloud-administrator authorization when a NetBackup Administrator changes the expiration of Governance-mode images. Exploitation requires Alta Recovery Vault configuration and the NetBackup Administrator role, resulting in premature backup deletion.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Veritas NetBackup before 10.4 and Appliance before 5.4 lets remote authenticated users shorten locked backup retention. Recovery Vault fails to enforce cloud-administrator authorization when a NetBackup Administrator changes the expiration of Governance-mode images. Exploitation requires Alta Recovery Vault configuration and the NetBackup Administrator role, resulting in premature backup deletion.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34404
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-284, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.8VeritasCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1485Data Destruction

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