# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5926-7538-3qr4

## 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: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40711/): Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26501/): Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26500/): Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-27532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27532/): Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-21666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21666/): Missing authorization in Backup and Replication (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39718 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Veeam Backup and Recovery. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39718/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39718/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39718
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39718
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39718

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39718/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.