Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-42451
CVE-2024-42451
Description
A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows low-privileged users to leak all saved credentials in plaintext. This is achieved by calling a series of methods over an external protocol, ultimately retrieving the credentials using a malicious setup on the attacker's side. This exposes sensitive data, which could be used for further attacks, including unauthorized access to systems managed by the platform.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:veeam:veeam_backup_\&_replication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:veeam:veeam_backup_\&_replication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0.0.1402,<12.3.0.310
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 12.2
Patches
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References
1- www.veeam.com/kb4693nvdVendor Advisory
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