CVE-2026-56844

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.

CVSS 4.0

8.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-07-22

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

References

• https://www.veeam.com/kb4879

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