CVE-2022-26500: Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Veeam Distribution Service in the Backup & Replication application allows unauthenticated users to access internal API functions. A remote attacker can send input to the internal API which may lead to uploading and executing of malicious code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The Veeam Distribution Service allows unauthenticated users to access internal API functions, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Veeam Backup & Replication that expose the internal API.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Patch to the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26500
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2022-26500Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 92% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-26500 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Veeam Backup &
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-40711: Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-10-17
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-27532: Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerab…cisa-kev · 2023-08-22
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-26501: Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-12-13
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