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Veeam Backup and Replication: Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CVE-2024-40710)

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Veeam Backup and Replication: Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CVE-2024-40710)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/04/2024
Created
09/10/2024
Added
09/09/2024
Modified
11/07/2024

Description

A series of related high-severity vulnerabilities, the most notable enabling remote code execution (RCE) as the service account and extraction of sensitive information (saved credentials and passwords). Exploiting these vulnerabilities requires a user who has been assigned a low-privileged role within Veeam Backup & Replication.

Solution(s)

  • veeam-backup-and-replication-upgrade-latest

References

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