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CVE-2024-33673

Backup Exec

Veritas CVSS 7.8 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391, allowing for DLL Hijacking in the Windows DLL Search path due to improper access controls. This vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access and execution of malicious code, posing a significant risk to system security."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset Unknown
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Unknown (DLL)
$Targets = 'Unknown'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Backup services

Internal Work Notes

Apply Veritas Backup Exec 22.2 HotFix 917391 to mitigate DLL Hijacking vulnerability

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