High severity · published May 22, 2024
CVE-2024-29853
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for local privilege escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for local privilege escalation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Veeam Agent For Windows · Veeam
before 6.1.2.134 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29853
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29853
Vendor Advisory
https://veeam.com/kb4582
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