CVE-2026-28197 — Privilege Escalation via Argument Injection in NetBackup Flex OS Shell
An authenticated, low-privileged user with access to the NetBackup Flex OS management shell could supply a specially crafted input to a privileged administrative command, caus…
Published: 2026-09-18 · CVSS: 9.4 · CVSS 4.0
An authenticated, low-privileged user with access to the NetBackup Flex OS management shell could supply a specially crafted input to a privileged administrative command, causing it to execute arbitrary code with root-level permissions. Successful exploitation grants the attacker unrestricted control over the Flex appliance host and all hosted containers, fully compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7