Is CVE-2024-33673 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-33673 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-33673?

CVE-2024-33673 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-33673?

CVE-2024-33673 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33673?

Upgrade backup exec to 23.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-33673

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. Improper access controls allow for DLL Hijacking in the Windows DLL Search path.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

backup execNVD

Affected:>= 21.0, < 23.0Fixed in:23.0CVE-2024-33673derived from NVD

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

veritas.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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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 2025-06-30.