CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-42451

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows low-privileged users to leak all saved credentials in plaintext. This is achieved by calling a series of methods over an external protocol, ultimately retrieving the credentials using a malicious setup on the attacker's side. This exposes sensitive data, which could be used for further attacks, including unauthorized access to systems managed by the platform.

How to fix

Remediation Available
veeam backup \& replicationNVD
Affected:>= 12.0.0.1402, < 12.3.0.310Fixed in:12.3.0.310CVE-2024-42451derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-24.