Veeam Backup Replication
CVE-2021-35971
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Veeam Backup and Replication 10 before 10.0.1.4854 P20210609 and 11 before 11.0.0.837 P20210507 mishandles deserialization during Microsoft .NET remoting.
AnalysisAI
Veeam Backup and Replication 10 before 10.0.1.4854 P20210609 and 11 before 11.0.0.837 P20210507 mishandles deserialization during Microsoft .NET remoting. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. Veeam Backup and Replication 10 before 10.0.1.4854 P20210609 and 11 before 11.0.0.837 P20210507 mishandles deserialization during Microsoft .NET remoting. Affected products include: Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication. Version information: before 10.0.1.4854.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.
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