CVE-2024-29851 Auth bypass in Backup & Replication
High-privileged users can steal the NTLM hash of the service account, enabling privilege escalation and account takeover in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-29851?
CVE-2024-29851 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager allows high-privileged users to steal NTLM hash of Enterprise manager service account.
Weakness: CWE-294
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-29851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-26501 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2022-26500 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-27532 Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-21666 Missing authorization in Backup and Replication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmh4-p5x3-6hxh.