CVE-2026-28197

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cohesity/SecAdvisory/blob/master/COH-2026-0001.md
https://www.cvcn.gov.it/cvcn/cve/CVE-2026-28197

Configurations

No configuration.

History

18 Sep 2026, 12:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-18 12:17

Updated : 2026-09-18 19:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-28197

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28197

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28197

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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