CVE-2022-26500
Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 January 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.83% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 13 December 2022 · due 3 January 2023 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- veeam/veeam backup \& replication
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.8% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://www.veeam.com/kb4288; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26500
References
- https://veeam.comVendor Advisory
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4288Vendor Advisory
- https://veeam.comVendor Advisory
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4288Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26500US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.