CVE-2026-21672

Published Mar 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation on Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication servers.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Veeam Backup & Replication
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Veeam Backup & Replication
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-538
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation on Veeam Backup & Recovery
Weaknesses CWE-264
CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation on Veeam Backup & Recovery
Weaknesses CWE-264
CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Veeam Backup & Replication Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Veeam Backup & Replication Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Veeam Backup & Replication
Weaknesses CWE-332
CWE-862
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Veeam Backup & Replication
Weaknesses CWE-332
CWE-862
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local privilege escalation on Veeam Backup & Replication servers
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local privilege escalation on Veeam Backup & Replication servers
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-280
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-280
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Veeam
Veeam backup And Recovery
Vendors & Products Veeam
Veeam backup And Recovery
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation on Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication servers.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
May 10, 2026, 1:00 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2026, 3:00 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Mar 12, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:18 AM