CVE-2026-21668: Vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Replication
A vulnerability allowing an authenticated domain user to bypass restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files on a Backup Repository.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Replication (version 12.3.2) permits an authenticated domain user to bypass security restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files within a Backup Repository. The issue is classified under CWE-693, which relates to protection mechanism failures. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No vendor patch or advisory details are currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated domain user to bypass restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files on the Backup Repository, potentially leading to full compromise of backup data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in data loss, unauthorized data modification, or disruption of backup and recovery operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict domain user access to the Backup Repository to trusted administrators only and monitor for unusual file manipulation activities related to backup storage.
CVE-2026-21668: Vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Replication
Description
A vulnerability allowing an authenticated domain user to bypass restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files on a Backup Repository.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Replication (version 12.3.2) permits an authenticated domain user to bypass security restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files within a Backup Repository. The issue is classified under CWE-693, which relates to protection mechanism failures. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No vendor patch or advisory details are currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated domain user to bypass restrictions and manipulate arbitrary files on the Backup Repository, potentially leading to full compromise of backup data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in data loss, unauthorized data modification, or disruption of backup and recovery operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict domain user access to the Backup Repository to trusted administrators only and monitor for unusual file manipulation activities related to backup storage.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hackerone
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-02T15:00:02.871Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b2df702f860ef943b15cdb
Added to database: 3/12/2026, 3:44:48 PM
Last enriched: 5/11/2026, 1:44:02 AM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 12:17:59 PM
Views: 211
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