Veeam Patches Critical CVE-2026-108142 Authorization Bypass

Summary
Veeam’s CVE-2026-108142 is a critical, unauthenticated authorization bypass in Backup & Replication 13’s CDP Coordinator Service. Fixed builds are available; the vendor has not detailed the exploit path, and no public PoC or active exploitation was reported.
Key points
- CVE-2026-108142 affects the CDP Coordinator Service in Veeam Backup & Replication 13 and allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authorization.
- Veeam rates the flaw CVSS v4.0 9.1. Its vector indicates network access, no privileges, and no user interaction, but also lists additional attack requirements that the vendor has not explained.
- Affected builds include 13.1.1.18 and earlier 13.1 builds, and 13.0.2.29 and earlier 13.0 builds. The article says Veeam 12.x is not affected.
- Veeam fixed the issue in version 13.1.2 build 13.1.2.57 and version 13.0.3 build 13.0.3.63.
- The vendor has not disclosed the exploitation sequence or claimed that the flaw enables remote code execution. The article reports no public PoC or active exploitation.
- Until patched, administrators are advised to restrict network access to backup infrastructure and monitor service activity, configuration changes, and administrative actions.
Article Details
- Vulnerability Types
- Authorization bypass
- Fail-open condition (CWE-636)
- Severity
- Critical; CVSS v4.0 score 9.1
- Affected Versions
- Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1.1.18 and earlier 13.1 builds
- Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.2.29 and earlier 13.0 builds
- Exploitation Status
- not_reported
- Exploit Availability
- none_reported
- Patch Status
- available
- Workarounds
- Restrict network access to Veeam backup servers to systems that require it, and block unnecessary communication from workstation and user networks.
- Prevent direct internet exposure of backup infrastructure and apply host-based firewall restrictions where operationally appropriate.
CVE
CVE-2026-105477A separate issue, CVE-2026-105477, affects Veeam Agent for Linux installations managed by Backup & Replication.CVE-2026-108140CVE-2026-108140 and CVE-2026-108141 are medium-severity relative path traversal vulnerabilities rated CVSS 5.9.CVE-2026-108141CVE-2026-108140 and CVE-2026-108141 are medium-severity relative path traversal vulnerabilities rated CVSS 5.9.CVE-2026-108142Veeam has released security updates to address CVE-2026-108142, a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting Veeam Backup & Replication 13.
Vendors
Products
Veeam Agent for LinuxA separate issue, CVE-2026-105477, affects Veeam Agent for Linux installations managed by Backup & Replication.Veeam Backup & ReplicationVeeam has released security updates to address CVE-2026-108142, a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting Veeam Backup & Replication 13.Veeam Software ApplianceThe vulnerability carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.1 and affects both Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication deployments and the Veeam Software Appliance.
