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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 · catalog updated Sep 23, 2026 · Veeam

Patch now

CVE-2026-32996 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Veeam against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replication

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Veeam veeam_backup_\&_replicationversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-32996

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-32996 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Veeam against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. EPSS 0.17%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32996

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • 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

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.