Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDashboard SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

June 24th, 2026
ZDI-26-368 ZDI-CAN-27809

CVE ID

CVE-2026-7570

CVSS Score

8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

Quest

Affected Products

NetVault Backup

Vulnerability Details

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 NVBUDashboard 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.

Additional Details

Quest has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/netvault/14.0.2/release-notes#TOPIC-2338529

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2025-09-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2026-06-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2026-06-24 - Advisory Updated

Credit

06fe5fd2bc53027c4a3b7e395af0b850e7b8a044

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