CVE-2025-59469
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
- Record
CVE-2025-59469- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1517
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-388c-fp3f-fvcv
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
- Record
GHSA-388c-fp3f-fvcv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to write files as root.
- Record
CVE-2025-59469- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-59469 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Veeam Backup And Recovery, published January 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.