Vulnerability in Veeam Backup And Recovery
CVE-2024-40714
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in TLS certificate validation allows an attacker on the same network to intercept sensitive credentials during restore operations.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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-2024-40714?
- CVE-2024-40714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup And Recovery, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-40714?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-40714 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.