SB2025101451 - Privilege escalation in Veeam Agent for Windows



SB2025101451 - Privilege escalation in Veeam Agent for Windows

Published: October 14, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025101451
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48982)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can trick the administrator into restoring a malicious file on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.