High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-34996
CVE-2021-34996
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Commvault CommCell 11.22.22. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the Demo_ExecuteProcessOnGroup workflow. By creating a workflow, an attacker can specify an arbitrary command to be executed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-13889.
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References
1- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1331/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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