Actively exploited · Published Sep 7, 2024 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2024-40711
Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Backup and Recovery from Veeam. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on October 17, 2024). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 90.4% (higher than 99.8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 7, 2024.
Official description
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability with a malicious payload can allow an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Veeam | Backup and Recovery | 12.1.2 – through 12.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H