CVE-2015-5742
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator...
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
- Record
CVE-2015-5742- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
- Record
CVE-2015-5742- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5688 No score
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5688- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3fp-rxfp-64vj No score
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator...
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
- Record
GHSA-r3fp-rxfp-64vj- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5742 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Veeam Backup \& Replication, published October 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/133906/Veeam-Backup-And-Replication-6-7-8-Privilege-Escalation.html
veeam.com/kb2180
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/44
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536647/100/0/threaded
ush.it/2015/10/08/veeam-backup-replication-6-7-8-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5742
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3fp-rxfp-64vj