CVE-2013-4677: Symantec Backup Exec

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.

Affected products

• Symantec Backup Exec: version 2010 only; version 2010_r3 only; version 2012 only

Published 2013-08-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.