CVE-2026-9787

HIGH

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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/

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