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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.x < 4.0.2.2208 / 5.x < 5.0.3.4708 Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 184459

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Synopsis

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows installed on remote Windows host is affected by a multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. Deserialization of untrusted data allows local users to run arbitrary code with local system privileges.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows version 4.0.2.2208, 5.0.3.4708, or later.

See Also

https://www.veeam.com/kb4289

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184459

File Name: veeam_agent_for_windows_5_0_3_4708.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26503

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:veeam:veeam

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26503