CVE-2026-22097
Unsigned firmware updates allow arbitrary firmware upload and remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-22097 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-22097 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-22097?
CVE-2026-22097 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-22097?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-22097, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-22097 affect?
CVE-2026-22097 affects Embedded/IoT devices with unsigned firmware updates, Consumer/enterprise routers, Network appliances, Industrial controllers, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22097?
Disable/restrict update interfaces, isolate affected devices, enforce signed firmware, apply vendor patches ASAP.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Anyone with firmware-update access can upload malicious firmware to achieve arbitrary code execution, device takeover, persistence, and lateral movement.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.5.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.