Filesystem I/O Control Vulnerability in Veeam Availability Suite and Backup & Replication
CVE-2020-15518

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Veeam
Status
Veeam Availability Suite
Veeam Backup \& Replication
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2020

What is CVE-2020-15518?

VeeamFSR.sys in Veeam Availability Suite and Veeam Backup & Replication prior to version 10 is susceptible to an improper access control vulnerability. The lack of a device object DACL allows unprivileged users to manipulate filesystem I/O requests, which can lead to unauthorized access and potential exploitation of system resources. This weakness highlights the importance of stringent access controls in preventing unauthorized operations within critical backup and recovery solutions.

References

https://zwclose.github.io/veeamon
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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