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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Veeam
  • Backup And Replication

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Vendors Products
Veeam
  • Backup And Replication
References
Link Providers
https://www.veeam.com/kb4879 cve-icon
History

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Veeam
Veeam backup And Replication
Vendors & Products Veeam
Veeam backup And Replication

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T00:44:32.798Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T15:00:03.632Z

Link: CVE-2026-56844

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Updated: 2026-07-22T05:00:07Z