CVE-2025-55125 HIGH

CVE-2025-55125

Vendor Veeam
Product Backup And Recovery
Published January 8, 2026
Last update January 8, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as root by creating a malicious backup configuration file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2026 CVE published
January 8, 2026 Record updated