CVE-2017-8895

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-8895?

Upgrade backup exec to 16.0.1142.1327 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2017-8895 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8895 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 71.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-8895?

CVE-2017-8895 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2017-8895 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for backup exec (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

backup execNVD

Affected:< 16.0.1142.1327Fixed in:16.0.1142.1327CVE-2017-8895derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

71.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

veritas.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-34833	High	7.8	96%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-8895?

Upgrade backup exec to 16.0.1142.1327 or later.

Is CVE-2017-8895 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8895 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 71.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-8895?

CVE-2017-8895 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-8895 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for backup exec (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.