CVE-2024-40711: Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability

CVE-2024-40711 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-10-17

Veeam Backup and Replication contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious payload to achieve remote code execution (RCE).

Technologies: Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Replication, Veeam Backup & Replication. Vendors: Nakivo, Veeam.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-40711 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-40711 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 17 October 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-40711?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 17 October 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Veeam Veeam Backup & Replication From 12.0.0.1420 up to (excluding) 12.2.0.334.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-40711?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-40711 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-40711?
Check whether you run Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Replication or Veeam Backup & Replication. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Veeam Veeam Backup & Replication From 12.0.0.1420 up to (excluding) 12.2.0.334

Timeline

  • 2024-09-07: disclosed: NVD Published Date
  • 2024-10-17: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-10-17: advisory: Veeam KB4649 published/updated

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