CVE-2025-55125

high

Veeam

CVSS v3 Base Score

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

0.1%

Exploitation probability in 30 days

Top 77% most likely to be exploited

Attack Characteristics

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Published: January 8, 2026 (125 days ago)

Last Modified: January 12, 2026

Vendor: Veeam

Description

This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as root by creating a malicious backup configuration file.

CWE-77

veeam veeam backup \& replication