CVE-2008-5407: Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server

High severity, CVSS 9.4. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Backup Exec remote-agent logon process in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or delete files, via unknown vectors.

Affected products

• Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server: version 11d only; version 12.0 only; version 12.5 only

Published 2008-12-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.