CVE-2022-26501
Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)⚠ Active exploitation
Veeam Backup & Replication 10.x and 11.x has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 2).
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.10%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited
- Added to catalog: 12/13/2022
- Remediation due date: 1/3/2023
- Known ransomware use: Known
🎯 ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Primary impact
T1078Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access75 % - Secondary impact
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 % - Secondary impact
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact65 %
Aplicación web expuesta (Veeam Backup) accesible remotamente (AV:N, PR:N) con control de acceso incorrecto (CWE-306) permite autenticación no autorizada y ejecución remota con severidad crítica.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-306
- CWE-306
References
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