# CVE-2026-22049: Auth bypass in ONTAP 9

> Attackers with valid credentials can bypass WebAuthn MFA in NetApp ONTAP due to improper Relying Party ID validation.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-485j-vj7h-4qrm

## What is CVE-2026-22049?

CVE-2026-22049 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NETAPP ONTAP 9, published on 22 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ONTAP versions 9.16.1 and higher with WebAuthn multi-factor authentication (MFA) configured are susceptible to a vulnerability related to the Relying Party ID which when successfully exploited could allow an attacker with valid credentials to bypass MFA.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Ontap.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-22049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-22049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NETAPP ONTAP 9

- [CVE-2024-8932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8932/): OOB access in ldap_escape (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-22050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22050/): Business logic in ONTAP 9 (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-1734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1734/): Streams HTTP wrapper does not fail for headers with invalid name and no colon (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-1736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1736/): Stream HTTP wrapper header check might omit basic auth header (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-1861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1861/): Stream HTTP wrapper truncates redirect location to 1024 bytes (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-22049 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NETAPP ONTAP 9, published on 22 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NETAPP ONTAP 9. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.