Local Priv Escalation in Veeam Agent for Windows via Malicious Restore
CVE-2025-48982 Published on October 30, 2025
This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation if a system administrator is tricked into restoring a malicious file.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Versions
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows:- Version 4.7.2, <= 4.7.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
14.96%
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