CriticalCritical vulnerability
CVE-2026-28197 (CVSS 9.4)
NVD · officialPublished Sep 18, 2026Risk 50/100EPSS 0.4%
An authenticated, low-privileged user with access to the NetBackup Flex OS management shell could supply a specially crafted input to a privileged administrative command, causing it to execute arbitrary code with root-level permissions. Successful exploitation grants the attacker unrestricted control over the Flex appliance host and all hosted containers, fully compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Technical details
CVSS
9.4
AV:NetworkAC:LowPR:LowUI:None
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