CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-27532
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability — Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect component contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user operating within the backup infrastructure network perimeter to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database. This may lead to an attacker gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.
- Added to KEV
- 2023-08-22
- Remediation due
- 2023-09-12
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4424; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27532
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-03-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306
Description
Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication component allows encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database to be obtained. This may lead to gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.
Affected configurations
• veeam veeam backup \& replication (< 11.0.1.1261)
• veeam veeam backup \& replication 11.0.1.1261
• veeam veeam backup \& replication 12.0.0.1420
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness
References
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4424 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4424 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-27532 US Government Resource