CVE-2026-32996 (GCVE-0-2026-32996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 04:01 – Updated: 2026-09-23 03:55
VLAI Previdian
Summary
This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.
Severity
7.3 (High)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-28 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Veeam Backup and Replication Affected: 13 , ≤ 13.0.1 (semver)
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8c9a57f0-6012-4178-909d-f5c8e33c4d16

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-32996

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-21 20:34 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-09-21
Asserted: 2026-09-21
Scope
Notes: This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation. | Affected: Veeam / Backup and Replication | CVSS: 7.3 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00154 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.
Cve Id CVE-2026-32996
Vendor Veeam
Ghsa Id None
Product Backup and Replication
Added Date 2026-09-21T20:34:30.610Z
Cvss Score 7.3
Epss Score 0.00154
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.04886
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2026-32996
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-09-22 21:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-22 21:00 UTC
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