CVE-2024-42452: Veeam Backup & Replication

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows a low-privileged user to start an agent remotely in server mode and obtain credentials, effectively escalating privileges to system-level access. This allows the attacker to upload files to the server with elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists because remote calls bypass permission checks, leading to full system compromise.

Affected products

• Veeam Veeam Backup & Replication: from 12.0.0.1402, before 12.3.0.310 (fixed in 12.3.0.310)

Published 2024-12-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.