CVE-2024-42455

A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows a low-privileged user to connect to remoting services and exploit insecure deserialization by sending a serialized temporary file collection. This exploit allows the attacker to delete any file on the system with service account privileges. The vulnerability is caused by an insufficient blacklist during the deserialization process.

Published: 2024-12-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-42455 is rated High Risk (71/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.01%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-42455

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.02% 14.01% +9.99%
2 2026-05-03 5.17% 4.02% -1.15%
3 2026-04-29 5.17%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-42455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.2 [email protected]
7.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-42455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-42455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication >= 12.0.0.1402, < 12.3.0.310 cpe:2.3:a:veeam:veeam_backup_\&_replication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-42455

URL Tags
https://www.veeam.com/kb4693 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence