Quest NetVault Backup addclient3 Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the addclient3 webpage. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27666.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-369/ Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · questNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:quest:netvault_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*