Actively exploited · Published Mar 17, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-26501
Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authentication in Backup & Replication from Veeam. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on December 13, 2022). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.1% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)4.1%top 9.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Dec 13, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jan 3, 2023.
Official description
Veeam Backup & Replication 10.x and 11.x has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 2).
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://veeam.com x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4288 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26501 government-resource