Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Veeam Agent for Linux - CVE-2024-40709
Published: September 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96918
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-2024-40709
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Veeam Agent for Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40709
Install updates from vendor's website.
Veeam Agent for Linux - update to 6.2.0.101