CVE-2015-5742
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| veeam | veeam_backup_\&_replication | {"endIncluding":"8.0.0.2030"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133906/Veeam-Backup-And-Replication-6-7-8-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536647/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ush.it/2015/10/08/veeam-backup-replication-6-7-8-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
- http://www.veeam.com/kb2068
- https://www.veeam.com/kb2180
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133906/Veeam-Backup-And-Replication-6-7-8-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536647/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ush.it/2015/10/08/veeam-backup-replication-6-7-8-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
- http://www.veeam.com/kb2068
- https://www.veeam.com/kb2180
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.