What is CVE-2026-22050?

CVE-2026-22050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-22050?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in NetApp Ontap

CVE-2026-22050

ONTAP versions 9.16.1 prior to 9.16.1P9 and 9.17.1 prior to 9.17.1P2 with snapshot locking enabled are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow a privileged remote attacker to set the snapshot expiry time to none.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published 2026-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

NetApp Ontap — versions 9.16.1, 9.17.1
NetApp Ontap 9 — versions 9.16.1, 9.17.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

security.netapp.com/advisory/NTAP-20260112-0001 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22050?: CVE-2026-22050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-22050?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.