CVE-2026-22050 Business logic in ONTAP 9
A privileged remote attacker can bypass snapshot expiry settings in NetApp ONTAP when snapshot locking is enabled, potentially altering data retention policies.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22050?
CVE-2026-22050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETAPP ONTAP 9, published on 12 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netapp Ontap.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-22050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-1736 Stream HTTP wrapper header check might omit basic auth header
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxc4-9x7v-pg3w.