High severity · published Sep 7, 2024
CVE-2024-40709
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Backup and Recovery · Veeam
12.1.2 through 12.1.2 · source: vendor
AG
Agent · Veeam
6 through 6.1.2.1781 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40709
www.veeam.com
https://www.veeam.com/kb4649
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