Veeam Backup & Replication Windows LPE
CVE-2026-21672 Published on March 12, 2026
A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation on Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication servers.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-21672 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information.
Affected Versions
Veeam Backup and Replication:- Version 12 and below 12.3.2 is affected.
- Version 13 and below 13.0.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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