A vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance that could allow a local user to elevate their privileges and gain root-level access to the underlying operating system.
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History

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Veeam
Veeam backup And Replication
Vendors & Products Veeam
Veeam backup And Replication

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance that could allow a local user to elevate their privileges and gain root-level access to the underlying operating system.
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T13:02:38.298Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T15:00:03.632Z

Link: CVE-2026-56844

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T13:02:31.604Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T05:00:07Z