CVE-2024-42022

Configuration modification via incorrect file permissions

Published Sep 7, 2024 · Updated Sep 9, 2024

Improper access control in Veeam ONE 12.1.0.3208 and earlier version 12 builds allows local users to modify configuration files. Veeam has not disclosed which configuration files receive incorrect permissions or the conditions needed to exploit the assignment. Exploitation requires high local privileges; the published record establishes configuration modification but not the resulting product behavior.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Veeam ONE 12.1.0.3208 and earlier version 12 builds allows local users to modify configuration files. Veeam has not disclosed which configuration files receive incorrect permissions or the conditions needed to exploit the assignment. Exploitation requires high local privileges; the published record establishes configuration modification but not the resulting product behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42022
Published
Sep 7, 2024
Updated
Sep 9, 2024
Vendor
Veeam Software
Product
Veeam ONE
Classifications
CWE-284, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.1 <=12.1
  2. Affected versionversion=12 <=12.1.0.3208

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Veeam Software · Veeam ONEversion=12.1 <=12.1; version=12 <=12.1.0.3208

Published CVSS scores

7.5VeeamCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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