Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability (CVE-2024-40711)

What is the Vulnerability?CVE-2024-40711 is a critical unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication software. Threat actors could execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system without authentication, which poses a significant risk to organizations using Veeam for backup and data protection. The vulnerability has been added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (KEV) on October 17, 2024, and is known to be used in Ransomware Campaigns.What is the recommended Mitigation?Veeam has released security patches addressing CVE-2024-40711, along with 5 other lower severity vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication. https://www.veeam.com/kb4649What FortiGuard Coverage is available?FortiGuard recommends users to apply the patch provided by the vendor and follow instructions as mentioned on the vendor’s advisory. FortiGuard IPS protection is currently being investigated to address CVE-2024-40711.The FortiGuard Incident Response team can be engaged to help with any suspected compromise.Read More