High severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-9783
Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBURemovableMedia JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27632.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NB
NetVault Backup · Quest
14.0.0.19 · source: vendor, NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
ZDI-26-372: Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-9783.
Jun 24, 2026·Zero Day Initiative
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9783
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9783
Release Notes
https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/netvault/14.0.2/release-notes#TOPIC-2338529
Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-372/
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