Veeam Azure Backup Solution Vulnerability Allows Attackers To Enumerate Network

A critical security flaw has been discovered in Veeam’s popular backup solution for Microsoft Azure, potentially exposing countless organizations to network enumeration and further malicious activities.

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-23082, affects all versions of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure up to and including version 7.1.0.22.

The high-severity vulnerability, which carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2, allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) weakness.

Analysts at Veeam discovered that this flaw enables malicious actors to send unauthorized requests from the affected system, potentially leading to network enumeration or serving as a foothold for more sophisticated attacks.

SSRF vulnerabilities occur when an attacker can manipulate a vulnerable application to send requests to unintended locations on behalf of the application.

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Technical Analysis

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 scanning or launch further attacks within the affected network.

Veeam, a prominent player in data management and backup solutions, discovered the vulnerability during internal testing.

The company has acted swiftly to address the issue, releasing a patch to fix the vulnerability. The fix is available in Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 7.1.0.59.

Security experts are urging all users of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure to update their systems immediately to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Organizations can update their appliances as described in the “Updating Appliances Using Console” section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide, or follow the instructions in the “Installing Updates” section.

The discovery of this vulnerability highlights the ongoing challenges in securing cloud backup solutions, which are critical components of many organizations’ data protection strategies.

As businesses increasingly rely on cloud services for their operations, the security of these platforms becomes paramount.

Since the cloud adoption continues to accelerate, vulnerabilities in cloud-native backup solutions pose significant risks to organizations of all sizes.

IT administrators and security professionals should remain alert to such threats and prioritize the timely application of security updates to protect their infrastructure and data.

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