vulnerability
Veeam Backup and Replication: CVE-2024-40717: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 3, 2024 | Feb 6, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 3, 2024
Added
Feb 6, 2025
Modified
Jul 17, 2025
Description
A vulnerability allows an authenticated user with a role assigned in the Users and Roles settings on the backup server to execute a script with elevated privileges by configuring it as a pre-job or post-job task, thereby causing the script to be executed as LocalSystem.
Solution
veeam-backup-and-replication-upgrade-latest
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