#VU101171 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Backup & Replication - CVE-2024-40717
Published: December 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101171
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40717
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Backup & Replication
Backup & Replication
Software vendor:
Veeam
Veeam
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user with a role assigned in the Users and Roles settings on the backup server to execute a script with elevated privileges by configuring it as a pre-job or post-job task, thereby causing the script to be executed as LocalSystem.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.