CVE-2023-27532
Veeam Backup & Replication: Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function
As of , CVE-2023-27532 in Veeam Backup & Replication is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 22 August 2023
- US federal deadline
- 12 September 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.81Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 22 August 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: www.veeam.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
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.
CISA's 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.
The CVE record's description, from hackerone
- CVE published
- 10 March 2023
- Assigned by
- hackerone
- CVSS
- 7.5 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-306
- Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Backup & Replication: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-40711Backup and Replication Deserialization | Veeam Backup & Replication | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.90 | 0.90 | ||
| CVE-2022-26500Remote Code Execution | Veeam Backup & Replication | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.06 | ||
| CVE-2022-26501Remote Code Execution | Veeam Backup & Replication | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.04 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org