Vulnerability
CVE-2024-40711
Veeam Backup & Replication: unauthenticated unsafe deserialization leading to code execution
Most severe levelDEFCON 4 · Moderate risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 · critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 90.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 17 October 2024 · used in ransomware campaigns
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 7 September 2024Published on NVD
- 17 October 2024Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings1 day
- 21 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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