CVE-2024-40714
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn improper certificate validation vulnerability in TLS certificate validation allows an attacker on the same network to intercept sensitive credentials during restore operations.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an improper TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows a network-adjacent attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. During restore operations, the system fails to properly validate TLS certificates, enabling interception of sensitive credentials transmitted over the network.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 12.2.0.334CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Veeam Backup & Replication versionOpen Veeam Backup & Replication console, go to Help > About, or check the installed software version from Windows Programs and FeaturesAffected if Version is displayed as lower than 12.2.0.334
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Confirm backup repository configurationIn the Veeam console, navigate to Backup Infrastructure > Backup Repositories and verify repositories are configured for network-based storage (NAS, SMB, or network-attached)Affected if Repositories use network paths and TLS encryption would apply to restore operations
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Verify restore operation capabilityCheck if any restore operations (file restore, VM restore, or application item restore) are performed over the network to external repositoriesAffected if Network-based restore operations are performed to remote locations
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Inspect TLS/SSL configurationIn Veeam console, go to Options > SSL/TLS settings or check the backup infrastructure server configuration for certificate validation settingsAffected if Certificate validation is disabled or set to trust any certificate for restore connections
User is affected if Veeam Backup & Replication version is below 12.2.0.334 and network-based restore operations to remote repositories are performed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped12.2.0.334
Implement proper TLS certificate validation including verification of certificate chain, validity dates, and hostname matching. Ensure restore operations reject connections to untrusted or invalid certificates.
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2.0.334 or later
- Identify the current version of Veeam Backup & Replication installed in your environment
- Download Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.2.0.334 or later from the official Veeam website (www.veeam.com)
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade as this is a security update
- Back up the current Veeam Backup & Replication configuration before proceeding
- Install version 12.2.0.334 or later following Veeam's official upgrade documentation
- After upgrade, verify that TLS certificate validation is functioning correctly and the vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-40714 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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