# CVE-2022-26500: Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-26500-veeam-backup-replication-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-12-13. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-26500 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-12-13

The Veeam Distribution Service in Veeam Backup & Replication contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) that allows remote authenticated users to access internal API functions. This flaw can be leveraged to upload and execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Technologies: [Nakivo Backup](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/backup), [Nakivo Replication](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/replication), [Veeam Backup & Replication](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/backup-replication). Vendors: [Nakivo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nakivo), [Veeam](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/veeam).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-26500 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-26500 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 December 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-26500?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 13 December 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5U3, 9.5U4, 10.x, 11.x.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-26500?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-26500 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-26500?** Check whether you run Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Replication or Veeam Backup & Replication. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5U3, 9.5U4, 10.x, 11.x

## Timeline

- 2022-12-13: disclosed
- 2022-12-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-12-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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