Vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows (CVE-2026-32996)
Summary
Vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows (CVE-2026-32996). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A weakness called CVE-2026-32996 was discovered in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows CVE-2026-32996".
CVE-2026-32996 (Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows). Severity: Info. Category: CWE-532.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2026-32996) in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. A serious software flaw has been identified.
Target versions of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-532)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
References
- web support@hackerone.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com