Improper privilege management in Backup & Replication - CVE-2026-32996
Published: May 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132380
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32996
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows when running on a local system. A local user can exploit the flaw to escalate privileges.
Affected software
Backup & Replication
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32996
Install security update from vendor's website.
Backup & Replication - update to 13.0.2.29