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Veritas Backup Exec Windows Remote File Access

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module abuses a logic flaw in the Backup Exec Windows Agent to download
arbitrary files from the system. This flaw was found by someone who wishes to
remain anonymous and affects all known versions of the Backup Exec Windows Agent. The
output file is in 'MTF' format, which can be extracted by the 'NTKBUp' program
listed in the references section. To transfer an entire directory, specify a
path that includes a trailing backslash.

Authors

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


msf > use auxiliary/admin/backupexec/dump
msf auxiliary(dump) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(dump) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(dump) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(dump) > run

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