Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-32996

Backup and Replication Privilege Escalation

Veeam / Backup and Replication · 13 to <= 13.0.1

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Severity
CVSS 7.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-32996 is a vulnerability affecting Veeam Backup and Replication. This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation.

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Veeam / Backup and Replication 13 to <= 13.0.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

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

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

Veeam Affected
Backup and Replication
Through 13.0.1
Published
28 May 2026
Exploitation Reported
21 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

windows microsoft

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32996
  • veeam.com/kb4852 veeam.com · CVE Record https://www.veeam.com/kb4852

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Arctic Wolf

Recorded 21 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 15 Sep 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Arctic Wolf First 2026-09-21 20:34 UTC
The Hacker News 2026-09-22 06:32 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

7.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

0.2%

Weaknesses

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File CWE-532

Recent mention · Security Affairs

Public PoC Exposes Critical Veeam Agent Privilege Escalation

A Veeam Agent flaw lets local users gain SYSTEM privileges. A public PoC is available, raising the risk of exploitation on shared Windows systems. If you’re running Veeam Agent on a Windows endpoint with more than one local user, now’s the time to check the version, not...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · Security Affairs

Public PoC Exposes Critical Veeam Agent Privilege Escalation

Security Affairs · 22 Sep 2026

A Veeam Agent flaw lets local users gain SYSTEM privileges. A public PoC is available, raising the risk of exploitation on shared Windows systems. If you’re running Veeam Agent on a Windows endpoint with more than one local user, now’s the time to check the version, not tomorrow. On September 14, 2026, public technical details […]

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Zyxel and Veeam Flaws Under Active Exploitation With Command and SYSTEM Access

The Hacker News · 22 Sep 2026

Ravie LakshmananSep 22, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Zyxel GS1900 series switches to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-7273 (CVSS score: 8.8), is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary operating system (OS) command execution. "A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the CGI program of the Zyxel GS1900 series switch firmware...

Recent mention · Arctic Wolf

UPDATE: Active Exploitation CVE-2026-32996 of Veeam Agent

Arctic Wolf · 16 Sep 2026

Threat Summary On September 14, 2026, public technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code were released for CVE-2026-32996, increasing the likelihood of exploitation attempts against affected Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows deployments. CVE-2026-32996 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows version 13.0.1.2067 and affects all earlier version 13 builds. Exploitation ... UPDATE: Active Exploitation CVE-2026-32996 of Veeam Agent

Potential Proof of Concepts

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suce0155/CVE-2026-32996

github · Created 2026-09-15 18:28:22 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 06:32 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 20:34 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 18:28 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 04:01 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 15:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cvss_score": 7.3,
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