Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2017-8895

Q: Is CVE-2017-8895 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-8895 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 71.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8895?

CVE-2017-8895 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2017-05-10
Fixed in16.0.1142.1327 · 14.2.1180.3160 · 14.1.1786.1126
WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-05-1021:29CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-8895?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-8895?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Veritas backup exec

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
16.0	< 16.0.1142.1327	16.0.1142.1327	NVD
14.2	< 14.2.1180.3160	14.2.1180.3160	NVD
14.1	< 14.1.1786.1126	14.1.1786.1126	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Veritas backup exec to 16.0.1142.1327 · 14.2.1180.3160 · 14.1.1786.1126

Advisories and patches

www.veritas.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: EDB-42282
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score71.0 %read 2026-10-23
Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-05-10
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8895?

Is CVE-2017-8895 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-8895 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 71.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8895?

CVE-2017-8895 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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