# CVE-2024-40715: Auth bypass in Enterprise Manager

> Attackers can bypass authentication in Veeam Enterprise Manager by performing a Man-in-the-Middle attack, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcpx-v556-ch6p

## What is CVE-2024-40715?

CVE-2024-40715 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Enterprise Manager, published on 7 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Manager has been identified, which allows attackers to perform authentication bypass. Attackers must be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-294 (Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-40715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-40715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Veeam Enterprise Manager

- [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-2024-40715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-40715 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Enterprise Manager, published on 7 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Veeam Enterprise Manager. 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-2024-40715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40715

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40715/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.