Improper certificate validation in Veeam Backup for AWS
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A vulnerability in Veeam Updater component allows Man-in-the-Middle attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected server. This issue occurs due to a failure to properly validate TLS certificate.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00637 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veeam | Backup for AWS | 7.0 – 7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Veeam | Backup for Microsoft Azure | 6.0 – 6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Veeam | Backup for Google Cloud | 5.0 – 5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Veeam | Backup for Nutanix AHV | 5.1 – 5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Veeam | Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization | 4.1 – 4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Veeam | Backup for Salesforce | 3.1 – 3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Backup for AWS VendorVeeam Affected 7.0 – 7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Backup for Microsoft Azure VendorVeeam Affected 6.0 – 6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Backup for Google Cloud VendorVeeam Affected 5.0 – 5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Backup for Nutanix AHV VendorVeeam Affected 5.1 – 5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization VendorVeeam Affected 4.1 – 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Backup for Salesforce VendorVeeam Affected 3.1 – 3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23114
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j39-893g-q8cf
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2025-23114 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23114 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j39-893g-q8cf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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