Auth bypass in Veeam Backup And Recovery
CVE-2024-40713
A vulnerability that allows a user who has been assigned a low-privileged role within Veeam Backup & Replication to alter Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) settings and bypass MFA.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Veeam Backup And Recovery — versions 12.1.2
- Veeam Veeam_backup_\&_replication
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-40713?
- CVE-2024-40713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup And Recovery, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-40713?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-40713 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.