SB20260825117 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Veeam Backup & Replication
Published: August 25, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-58070)
CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in guest machine logs when performing application aware processing. A local user can read logged guest OS credentials to disclose sensitive information.
The issue affects guest OS credentials used for application aware processing and the credentials are recorded on the guest machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.