Veeam, a prominent player in data management and backup solutions, has recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure product. Identified as CVE-2025-23082, this Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, placing it in the high-severity category. If exploited, the flaw could allow attackers to send unauthorized requests from the affected system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating further malicious activities.
Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerabilities occur when an attacker manipulates a vulnerable application to send requests to unintended locations on behalf of the application. In the context of CVE-2025-23082, this means an attacker could leverage the vulnerability in Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure to:
- Perform unauthorized network enumeration.
- Serve as a foothold for launching more sophisticated attacks within the affected network.
The vulnerability impacts all versions of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure up to and including 7.1.0.22. Veeam has acted promptly by releasing a patch to address this issue. The company stated in its security advisory: “This vulnerability was fixed starting in the following build of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure: Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 7.1.0.59.”
Users running affected versions are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the patched version immediately to mitigate the risk of exploitation.
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