CVE-2026-22050

Privilege Escalation via Snapshot Expiry Misconfiguration in NetApp ONTAP 9

Published Jan 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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Title Privilege Escalation via Snapshot Expiry Misconfiguration in NetApp ONTAP 9
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First Time appeared Netapp ontap
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.16.1:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.17.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap:9.17.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netapp ontap
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Weaknesses CWE-639
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First Time appeared Netapp
Netapp ontap 9
Vendors & Products Netapp
Netapp ontap 9
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
netapp
Published
Updated
Jan 13, 2026, 5:30 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2026, 10:47 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 12, 2026, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:19 AM