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CVE-2019-14416

An issue was discovered in Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP) before 3.4 HF1. An arbitrary command execution vulnerability allows a malicious VRP user to execute commands with root privilege within the VRP virtual machine, related to resiliency plans and custom script functionality.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from veritas organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-07-29T20:15:12.310

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:26:42.863

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	veritas	resiliency_platform	< 3.3.2	Yes
Application	veritas	resiliency_platform	3.3.2	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153842/Veritas-Resiliency-Platform-VRP-Traversal-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/39 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS19-002.html#Issue3 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153842/Veritas-Resiliency-Platform-VRP-Traversal-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/39 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS19-002.html#Issue3 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For veritas's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.