Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16673
CVE-2017-16673
Description
Datto Backup Agent 1.0.6.0 and earlier does not authenticate incoming connections. This allows an attacker to impersonate a Datto Backup Appliance to "pair" with the agent and issue requests to this agent, if the attacker can reach the agent on TCP port 25566 or 25568, and send unspecified "specific information" by which the agent identifies a network device that is "appearing to be a valid Datto."
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- www.datto.com/partner-security-update-nov2017nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
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