CVE-2024-42452 Privilege escalation in Backup & Replication
Low-privileged users can escalate to system-level access and upload files by bypassing permission checks in remote agent calls.
- 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-2024-42452?
CVE-2024-42452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, published on 4 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows a low-privileged user to start an agent remotely in server mode and obtain credentials, effectively escalating privileges to system-level access. This allows the attacker to upload files to the server with elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists because remote calls bypass permission checks, leading to full system compromise.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42452?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42452?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42452 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42452 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication
- 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-9g52-r87c-973q.