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.
Published: 2026-01-12
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch
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History

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via Snapshot Expiry Misconfiguration in NetApp ONTAP 9

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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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'}


Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netapp
Netapp ontap 9
Vendors & Products Netapp
Netapp ontap 9

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: netapp

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-13T17:30:51.952Z

Reserved: 2026-01-05T22:47:18.701Z

Link: CVE-2026-22050

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-12T17:36:56.967Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-12T18:15:48.983

Modified: 2026-01-22T17:58:22.053

Link: CVE-2026-22050

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T07:15:25Z

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