RCE in Veeam Software Appliance

CVE-2026-21671

A vulnerability allowing an authenticated user with the Backup Administrator role to perform remote code execution (RCE) in high availability (HA) deployments of Veeam Backup & Replication.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-21671: held from 0.013 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21671?
CVE-2026-21671 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Veeam Software Appliance, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-21671?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.