{"id":"CVE-2022-26500","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-26500","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:57:43.718Z","title":"Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","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.","published":"2022-03-17T21:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:35:19.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["veeam/veeam backup \\& replication"],"epss":{"score":0.05828,"percentile":0.93146,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-12-13","dueDate":"2023-01-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://www.veeam.com/kb4288;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26500"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://veeam.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.veeam.com/kb4288","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://veeam.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.veeam.com/kb4288","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26500","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26500","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}