7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-40712
Adobe Flash Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description

A path traversal vulnerability allows an attacker with a low-privileged account and local access to the system to perform local privilege escalation (LPE).

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2024, 4:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40712 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.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.veeam.com/kb4649

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-40712 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Cyber Express
Veeam Security Bulletin Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities for Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE and More

Veeam has published a new Security Bulletin addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities across its suite of products. The Veeam security bulletin, identified as KB ID: 4649, includes updates on Veeam ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 06, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Veeam warns of critical RCE flaw in Backup & Replication software

Veeam has released security updates for several of its products as part of a single September 2024 security bulletin that addresses 18 high and critical severity flaws in Veeam Backup & Replication, S ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Veeam Backup & Replication Faces RCE Flaw– CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS 9.8) Allows Full System Takeover

A series of critical vulnerabilities have been uncovered in Veeam Backup & Replication, potentially exposing organizations to unauthorized access, remote code execution, and data breaches. The most se ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40712 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

    Sep. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-22
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A path traversal vulnerability allows an attacker with a low-privileged account and local access to the system to perform local privilege escalation (LPE).
    Added Reference HackerOne https://www.veeam.com/kb4649 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3 HackerOne AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-40712 is associated with the following CWEs:

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