How to Detect and Remove Separated Disks During Veeam Agent for Linux Restore

Purpose This article documents how to detect and clean up the restored disks of a Linux machine that used Logical Volume Manager LVM, was backed up with Veeam Agent for Linux , and restored to a hypervisor VM or cloud computing platform. This issue is documented in the following Veeam Agent for...

After Upgrade Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization Appliance Is Listed as Unavailable

Challenge After the upgrade of Veeam Backup & Replication to version 12.2 and subsequent upgrade of Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization to version 5, the Appliance is listed as Unavailable in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console. When this occurs,...

Error: Failed to verify [C:\windows\Veeam\Backup\Upload\VeeamDeploymentDll.dll] signature.

Challenge When Veeam Backup & Replication is attempting to install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup agents on a machine the procedure fails with: Unable to install backup agent: failed to connect to Error: Failed to verify C:\windows\Veeam\Backup\Upload\VeeamDeploymentDll.dll signature...

Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability

Veeam Backup and Replication contains a deserialization vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated user to perform remote code execution...

Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware

Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware. Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has been tracking a series of attacks in the past month leveraging compromised VPN credentials and CVE-2024-40711 to...

Veeam B&R RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 is exploited in attacks

Veeam B &R RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-40711is exploited in attacks. On September 24, there were no signs of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. And on October 10, Sophos X-Ops reported that they had observed a series of attacks exploiting this vulnerability over the course of a month...

Fixed vulnerabilities in several Veeam products.

Veeam has fixed vulnerabilities in several products, including Backup & Replication, ONE, Service Provider Console and Agent. UPDATE: POC code is now available online and CVE-2024-40711 has recently been actively abused to roll out ransomware. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to...

How to Update NATS and PostgreSQL Passwords Used by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article documents the procedures for updating the password Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 uses to connect to the NATS server and the configuration database. Solution Expand the section below relevant to the password that has been changed: How to Update NATS Server Password Default...

Optimizing and Maintaining SQL Server Instance Hosting Veeam Service Provider Console Configuration Database

Purpose This article was produced in coordination with the Veeam R&D team to provide Service Providers with a comprehensive list of the most common performance improvements and maintenance actions relating to the underlying Microsoft SQL Server instance that hosts the Veeam Service Provider Conso...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Veeam Agent for IBM AIX

Purpose This article provides examples of granular 'sudo' configuration for the Linux account that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication when managing Veeam Agent for IBM AIX deployments with a Protection Group. Solution The following tested granular sudo permissions are available: Veeam...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris

Purpose This article provides examples of granular 'sudo' configuration for the Linux account that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication when managing Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris deployments with a Protection Group. Solution The following granular sudo permissions were tested with Veeam...

Guest OS File Restore Fails on Self-Referencing Junction Points

Challenge Using Guest OS File Restore to restore a folder containing a junction point that redirects back to the initial folder fails with the error: Win32 error:The name of the file cannot be resolved by the system. Code: 1921 For example, attempting to restore a user's AppData folder the restor...

Repeat Email Notification: "License update interrupted: Paid license is not installed."

Challenge After installing or upgrading to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 8 using Community Edition or an NFR Not-For-Resale license, email notifications are sent daily that state that state: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Failed to update license License updated interrupted: Paid license...

Repository upgrade error: "Some of the data in this repository is incompatible with the immutability settings."

Solution Requires Data Deletion The resolution procedure of this article involves the directed deletion of backup data that should not have been migrated to the immutable repository. Please review all details of the article closely, and contact Veeam Support if you would like assistance. Challeng...

The vulnerability of Veeam Backup & Replication’s protection mechanisms for cloud, virtual, and physical systems stems from deficiencies in access control. This allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to the NTLM hash of the Enterprise Manager service account.

The vulnerability of Veeam Backup & Replication’s protection mechanisms for cloud, virtual, and physical systems stems from deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to the NTLM hash of the Enterprise Manager service account...

The vulnerability of the Veeam Reporter Service, a monitoring tool for IT infrastructure, allows a hacker to disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of the Veeam Reporter Service, a monitoring tool for IT infrastructure, is related to insufficient protection of service data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to disclose the protected information...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Hardened Repository

Purpose This article documents the granular sudo permissions required to allow Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy and manage a Hardened Repository. Solution Account Requirements The Linux user account used by Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy and manage the Hardened Repository must use the...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1

This update has been superseded by Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 7.0, which was released alongside and supports only Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3. Requirements To upgrade to Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1, download the installer below and run it on the Veeam Backup & Replication server that...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV Plug-In Hotfix (12.6.0.636)

Requirements To upgrade to Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1, download the installer below and run it on the Veeam Backup & Replication server that manages the AHV Backup Appliances. The Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1 Plug-In must be installed before updating the Nutanix AHV Backup Appliance. Yo...

Minimum supported OS version for Veeam VSS Hardware Provider is Microsoft Server 2012 (64-bit only).

Challenge An attempt to rescan, upgrade, or update the Veeam Backup Server fails with the error: Minimum supported OS version for Veeam VSS Hardware Provider is Microsoft Server 2012 64-bit only. Cause This issue occurs because an entry in the Configuration Database causes the Veeam Backup &...