CVE-2026-7569Quest NetVault Backup viewclient Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability.
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Quest NetVault Backup viewclient 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 viewclient 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-28202.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
quest netvault_backup quest:netvault_backup | before 14.0.2 | NVD |
References
- https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/netvault/14.0.2/release-notes#TOPIC-2338529release-notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-377/vendor-advisory
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