CVE-2024-40711: Veeam Backup & Replication (Critical, CVSS 9.8)
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (v3.1)
- EPSS
- 90.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99.8% of CVEs)
- Exploited in the wild
- Yes, on CISA’s KEV list since Oct 17, 2024; used by ransomware
- Public exploit
- Yes, reported in a Nuclei template and 2 GitHub repositories
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Published
- Sep 7, 2024
- CISA fix-by date
- Nov 7, 2024 (for US federal agencies)
What it is
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability with a malicious payload can allow an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).
Description from the National Vulnerability Database.
What to do
CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Check whether you run Veeam Backup & Replication, then apply the vendor’s fix or mitigation from the advisories below. Because this flaw is exploited or has public exploit code, treat it as urgent and check for signs of compromise, not just the patch level.
Advisories and fixes
ThreatRoundup coverage
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Sources: NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, and public exploit databases (availability only). ThreatRoundup reports whether public exploit code exists but never links to it: fake proof-of-concepts that infect security researchers are common. This page updates automatically.