Veeam and IBM Unveil Patches for High-Impact Vulnerabilities in Backup and AIX Systems

Veeam has rolled out security patches to tackle a crucial security vulnerability impacting its Backup & Replication software that has the potential to result in remote code execution.

Veeam has rolled out security patches to tackle a crucial security vulnerability impacting its Backup & Replication software that has the potential to result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2025-23120, has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10.0, affecting version 12.3.0.310 and all preceding iterations of version 12.

“An exploit that enables remote code execution (RCE) by authorized domain users,” as stated by the

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