What is CVE-2024-42456?

CVE-2024-42456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-42456?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Veeam Backup & Replication

CVE-2024-42456

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication platform allows a low-privileged user with a specific role to exploit a method that updates critical configuration settings, such as modifying the trusted client certificate used for authentica…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Veeam Backup & Replication — versions 12.2
Veeam Veeam_backup_\&_replication

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

support@hackerone.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42456?: CVE-2024-42456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-42456?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.