CVE-2026-56844
Received
Received - Intake
Privilege Escalation in Veeam Software Appliance
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-56844, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-22
Last updated on: 2026-07-22
Assigner: HackerOne
Description
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.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| veeam | updater | 12.3.0.65 |
| veeam | software_appliance | * |
| veeam | infrastructure_appliance | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
