CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-56844

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance allows a local user to elevate privileges to root and gain full access to the underlying operating system.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain full control of the system, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, as well as further attacks.

Recommendation

Apply the update provided by Veeam for the Veeam Updater component.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance that could allow a local user to elevate their privileges and gain root-level access to the underlying operating system.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS