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CVE-2024-40712

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Published: Sep 7, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A path traversal vulnerability allows an attacker with a low-privileged account and local access to the system to perform local privilege escalation (LPE).

Affected (1)

Veeam
1 product
Veeam Backup & Replication
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Veeam Backup & Replication
Before 12.2.0.334

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (1)

Source: support@hackerone.com
Vendor Advisory

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