---
id: CVE-2026-105477
title: A vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Linux allows for local privilege escalation
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Linux allows for local privilege
  escalation. Only installations that are managed by a Veeam Backup &
  Replication instance are affected.
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-426
vendor: Veeam
product: Agent for Linux
affected:
  - agent_for_linux >= 13.1 < 13.1.2
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T16:16:58.785Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105477'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.veeam.com/kb4948'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:32:34.392Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Linux allows for local privilege escalation. Only installations that are managed by a Veeam Backup & Replication instance are affected.

## Affected

- `agent_for_linux >= 13.1 < 13.1.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.