What is CVE-2024-42457?

CVE-2024-42457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-42457?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication

CVE-2024-42457

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows users with certain operator roles to expose saved credentials by leveraging a combination of methods in a remote management interface. This can be achieved using a session object that al…

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

support@hackerone.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42457?: CVE-2024-42457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-42457?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.