Veeam Backup & Replication Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution via Job Update
CVE-2024-40717

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Veeam
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 December 2024

Summary

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows a low-privileged user with certain roles to perform remote code execution (RCE) by updating existing jobs. These jobs can be configured to run pre- and post-scripts, which can be located on a network share and are executed with elevated privileges by default. The user can update a job and schedule it to run almost immediately, allowing arbitrary code execution on the server.

References

https://www.veeam.com/kb4693

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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