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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2241 · published 21 May 2008

CVE-2008-2241: Broadcom brightstor arcserve backup path traversal vulnerability

Broadcom · Brightstor Arcserve Backup

Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary data to arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified input fields, which are used in log messages. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution in many installation environments by writing to a startup file or configuration file.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-22 · Path traversal
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary data to arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified input fields, which are used in log messages. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution in many installation environments by writing to a startup file or configuration file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492266/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020043
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-027/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42524
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492266/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020043
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-027/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42524
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2241), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.