CVE-2026-56844
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication to escalate their privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication to escalate their privileges.
- Who is affected
- Local deployments of Veeam Backup & Replication are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as exploitation is possible but not currently being actively exploited.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication to fix the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Veeam Backup & Replication: Vulnerability allows privilege escalationcert-bund · 2026-07-23
- unknownCVE-2026-56844: A vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance that could allo…nvd · 2026-07-22
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