CVE-2026-9787
HIGHQuest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
Quest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBULogDaemon JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27625.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Research Advisory x_research-advisory
ZDI-26-376
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-376/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
vendor-provided URL
https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/netvault/14.0.2/release-notes#TOPIC-2338529
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0140
EPSS Percentile
69.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (2)
Quest/NetVault Backup
14.0.0.19
quest/netvault_backup
< 14.0.2
Published
Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 25, 2026