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Veeam’s Nightmare: Critical CVE-2024-29855 Exploit Now Public, Patch ASAP!
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability, CVE-2024-29855, in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator has a proof-of-concept exploit out in the wild. The flaw allows attackers to log in with admin privileges using a hardcoded JWT secret. Security researcher Sina Kheirkha demonstrated its ease of exploitation, urging immediate patching.
Hot Take:
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is basically handing out admin access like Oprah hands out cars: “You get an admin token! And you get an admin token!” It’s a hacker’s dream come true, and a sysadmin’s worst nightmare. Patch now, or forever hold your… compromised data.
Key Points:
- Critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator tracked as CVE-2024-29855.
- Exploit allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access via hardcoded JWT secret.
- Security researcher Sina Kheirkha released a proof-of-concept exploit, simplifying the attack process.
- Veeam has issued patches (versions 7.1.0.230 and 7.0.0.379) to mitigate the vulnerability.
- Attackers can bypass some of the stated exploitation conditions with relatively low effort.
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