Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-40711
Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulne - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability with a malicious payload can allow an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Veeam Backup and Replication contains a deserialization vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated user to perform remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40711

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-40711 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40711 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-40711.

URL Resource
https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 Vendor Advisory
https://labs.watchtowr.com/veeam-backup-response-rce-with-auth-but-mostly-without-auth-cve-2024-40711-2/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2024-40711 是 Veeam Backup & Replication 软件中的一个严重漏洞,允许未经身份验证的攻击者远程执行代码。

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 23, 2024, 4:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2024-40711-exp

C#

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 16, 2024, 5:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Pre-Auth Exploit for CVE-2024-40711

C#

Updated: 2 weeks ago
38 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Sept. 15, 2024, 5:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
6566 stars 1140 fork 1140 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 958 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40711 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://labs.watchtowr.com/veeam-backup-response-rce-with-auth-but-mostly-without-auth-cve-2024-40711-2/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 No Types Assigned https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:veeam:veeam_backup_\&_replication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0.1420 up to (excluding) 12.2.0.334
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Oct. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Due Date 2024-11-07
    Added Vulnerability Name Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Date Added 2024-10-17
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-502
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability with a malicious payload can allow an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).
    Added Reference HackerOne https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3 HackerOne AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-40711 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-40711 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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Scope
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