CVE-2024-39718 Path traversal in Backup and Recovery
A low-privileged user can remotely delete arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to data loss or service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39718?
CVE-2024-39718 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Recovery, published on 7 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper input validation vulnerability that allows a low-privileged user to remotely remove files on the system with permissions equivalent to those of the service account.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-39718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup and Recovery
- CVE-2024-40711 Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization
- 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-5926-7538-3qr4.