Description
A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized data being processed in a system call when the delete_assessment command is issued.
Affected products
barracuda: load balancer adc firmware
References4
- campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/Releas… Vendor Advisory
- campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/Releas… Vendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 11% percentile: 96 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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