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CVE-2022-26500

HIGH8.8
CISA KEV

Published 2022-03-17 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org

Summary

CVE-2022-26500 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 13, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 3, 2023. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Veeam has 4 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 4 of them linked to ransomware.

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Description

Improper limitation of path names in Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5U3, 9.5U4,10.x, and 11.x allows remote authenticated users access to internal API functions that allows attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-22CWE-22

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Veeam — Backup & Replication

Name: Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-12-13 · Due: 2023-01-03

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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