A vulnerability allowing a Backup Viewer to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
A vulnerability allowing a Backup Viewer to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.014 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Backup and Replication (Veeam): 12.3.2, 13.0.1
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Backup and Replication (Veeam) Fixed in 12.3.2, 13.0.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Veeam Backup and Replication 12.3.2, 13.0.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-17455 A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation on Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication servers.Priority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c76v-r5mr-9fpq
References
More Veeam Backup & Replication vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27107 Deserialization of untrusted data in Veeam Backup and Recovery KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09844 Veeam Backup & Replication 10.x and 11.x has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 2). KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09843 Improper limitation of path names in Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5U3, 9.5U4,10.x, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12256 Missing authentication in Veeam Backup & Replication KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-19623 Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager allows unauthenticated users to log in as any user to enterprise manager web interface. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-16913 A vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) on the Backup Server by an authenticated domain user CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-21708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c76v-r5mr-9fpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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