Description
A vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Linux allows for local privilege escalation. Only installations that are managed by a Veeam Backup & Replication instance are affected.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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References
Link Providers
https://www.veeam.com/kb4948 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Veeam Agent for Linux

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Veeam
Veeam agent For Linux
Vendors & Products Veeam
Veeam agent For Linux

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Linux allows for local privilege escalation. Only installations that are managed by a Veeam Backup & Replication instance are affected.
Weaknesses CWE-426
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Veeam Agent For Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T16:16:58.785Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T15:00:00.728Z

Link: CVE-2026-105477

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T17:16:55.957

Modified: 2026-10-27T17:16:55.957

Link: CVE-2026-105477

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T18:00:08Z

Weaknesses