CVE-2024-40709
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to...
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
- Record
CVE-2024-40709- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38576
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38576- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3hj-xxh9-4p6j
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to...
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
- Record
GHSA-j3hj-xxh9-4p6j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A missing authorization vulnerability allows a local low-privileged user on the machine to escalate their privileges to root level.
- Record
CVE-2024-40709- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40709 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Veeam Agent, published September 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.