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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-32996

This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

Published May 28, 2026 · corrected/updated Sep 23, 2026 · Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication · evidence confidence very high

This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-32996 is a high public vulnerability record for Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.2%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-532. Sources contributing to this record: epss, nvd, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Sep 16, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Technology hubs

Windows

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

  2. Sep 16, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Sep 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

Affected

  • vendor Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replicationversion unspecified

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-32996

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32996

    This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-32996

    This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

    vulncheck.com

References