Backup and Replication: vulnerability in the Veeam Updater component of the Veeam Software Appliance that could
Summary
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. Affected product named by the advisory: Backup and Replication.
What this means
In plain English
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. Affected product named by the advisory: Backup and Replication. The official description requires local access to the affected system.
Vulnerable items
- Backup and Replication — Backup and Replication is a Veeam data-protection product used for backup and recovery operations.
Recommended action
Primary action: update to a vendor-listed fixed release: 12.3.0.65.
Rewritten locally from the scraped official advisory data above; no generative API is used. The vendor advisory is authoritative.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
- 12.3.0.65
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 12.3.0.65. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Discussion(0)
No comments yet. Share field notes, upgrade gotchas, or questions — verify against the vendor advisory before acting on community advice.
Sign in to join the discussion.