CVE-2015-5742

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

Veeam Backup & Replication: through 8.0.0.2030

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133906/Veeam-Backup-And-Replication-6-7-8-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/44
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536647/100/0/threaded
http://www.ush.it/2015/10/08/veeam-backup-replication-6-7-8-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
http://www.veeam.com/kb2068
https://www.veeam.com/kb2180
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133906/Veeam-Backup-And-Replication-6-7-8-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/44
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536647/100/0/threaded
http://www.ush.it/2015/10/08/veeam-backup-replication-6-7-8-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
http://www.veeam.com/kb2068
https://www.veeam.com/kb2180

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