Veeam Agent up to 12.2 on Windows PATH injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Veeam Agent up to 12.2 on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation of the argument PATH causes injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-45207. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Veeam Agent up to 12.2 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument PATH with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DLL injection in Veeam Agent for Windows can occur if the system's PATH variable includes insecure locations. When the agent runs, it searches these directories for necessary DLLs. If an attacker places a malicious DLL in one of these directories, the Veeam Agent might load it inadvertently, allowing the attacker to execute harmful code. This could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or disruption of services

It is possible to read the advisory at veeam.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45207 since 08/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/04/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Veeam

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• Agent

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• 12.0
• 12.1
• 12.2

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