Duty Analyst: Ismael Melgar

CVE-2026-22769

Published: 2026-02-17 20:22:10 | Last modified: 2026-02-20 02:00:03

CRITICAL CVSS 10.0
No EPSS data

Description

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1, contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability. This is considered critical as an unauthenticated remote attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded credential could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence. Dell recommends that customers upgrade or apply one of the remediations as soon as possible.

CVSS details

Severity
critical
Score
10.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

This CVE is not currently listed in the EPSS dataset.

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