CVE-2025-55125 Command injection in Backup And Recovery
A Backup or Tape Operator can achieve remote code execution as root by creating a malicious backup configuration file in Veeam Backup and Recovery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55125?
CVE-2025-55125 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Veeam Backup And Recovery, published on 8 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as root by creating a malicious backup configuration file.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55125?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-55125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55125 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-9cr2-xp3m-5wqw.