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VMCE Practice Question - 3 September 2025 (Community)

  • September 3, 2025
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coolsport00
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Hey there everyone. Well, thanks to ​@Michael Funke , I have yet one more VMCE Practice Question to provide you all (thank you Michael!). 😊

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You are running Veeam Backup on a Windows Server with the installed version PostgreSQL DB (v15.12). You just received a CVE notification regarding a recent vulnerability found in this DB version. As such, to mitigate this threat you want to upgrade to v15.14. How can you accomplish this upgrade task?

  1. Wait until the next Veeam Backup & Replication version is released to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to the latest version
  2. Update the PostgreSQL database manually
  3. No action is required; embedded PostgreSQL databases are not affected by vulnerabilities
  4. Only update the database if the CVE score is above 8

11 comments

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  • Comes here often
  • September 3, 2025

Wait until the next Veeam Backup & Replication version is released to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to the latest version

 


Jonty
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  • VUG Leader
  • September 3, 2025

This one I am not sure on I think its 
A. Wait until the next Veeam Backup & Replication version is released to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to the latest version

 


  • September 3, 2025
  1. Update the PostgreSQL database manually

    there’s no reason to wait, just check the system requirements for the latest compatible version, if it’s a serious enough CVE don't worry about compatibility, update anyway!

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DavideAbrigo
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  • Experienced User
  • September 3, 2025
  1. Update the PostgreSQL database manually

 


AndrePulia
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • September 3, 2025

I would say (A), unless you are 100% sure that the update will not impact any Veeam programs.

 


ing.castagnini
  1. Wait until the next Veeam Backup & Replication version is released to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to the latest version

 


Tommy O'Shea
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  • Veeam Legend
  • September 3, 2025

Check to make sure the version is supported by VBR, then manually upgrade the database.

 


  • New Here
  • September 3, 2025

Only update the database if the CVE score is above 8

 


matheusgiovanini
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A

 


wolff.mateus
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • September 4, 2025

 

Letter B

 


coolsport00
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  • Veeam Legend
  • September 5, 2025

Good morning everyone. Below is the answer to this week’s Community VMCE Practice Question…

Let’s walk through each choice → though some of you chose a…..this is not correct. Reason is, when Veeam does come out with an update, the DB version is rarely upgraded; sometimes yes, but in my experience, mostly no. Choices c. and d. are just blatantly false, and hopefully obviously so. This leaves b. Update the PostgreSQL database manually as the correct answer. And Veeam even provides a KB on updating/upgrading the PSSQL DB. For further info/reading, see below URL:

https://www.veeam.com/kb4386