CVE-2026-28198 — Privilege Escalation via Cryptographic Signature Verification Bypass in NetBackup Flex OS Shell
An authenticated, low-privileged user with access to the NetBackup Flex OS management shell could bypass the cryptographic signature verification step of a privileged support …
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 bypass the cryptographic signature verification step of a privileged support command by supplying a specially formed access credential. Successful exploitation grants the attacker an unrestricted root shell with full control over the Flex appliance host and all hosted containers, completely compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7