Is CVE-2020-15518 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-15518 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-15518 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-15518 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-15518?

CVE-2020-15518 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-15518

CWE-862Published: July 3, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

VeeamFSR.sys in Veeam Availability Suite before 10 and Veeam Backup & Replication before 10 has no device object DACL, which allows unprivileged users to achieve total control over filesystem I/O requests.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-15518 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.