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CVE-2026-22769

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-02-18 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2026-02-17
  • Fixed in6.0
  • WeaknessCWE-798

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-02-1720:22CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-02-18Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2026-02-18Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2026-02-18Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2026-02-1904:55SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD
Dell recoverpoint for virtual machines
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0< 6.06.0
6.0= 6.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA2 products

As dell, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machinesother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 5.3 SP4 P1, < 6.0.3.1 HF1fixed in 6.0.3.1 HF1semver
  • Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machinesother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 6.0, 6.0 SP1, 6.0 SP1 P1, 6.0 SP1 P2, 6.0 SP2, 6.0 SP2 P1, 6.0 SP3, and 6.0 SP3 P1, < 6.0.3.1 HF1fixed in 6.0.3.1 HF1semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-02-17

Fix

  1. Update Dell recoverpoint for virtual machines to 6.0
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2026-02-21

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2026-02-18
Patch Due Date
2026-02-21
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2026-02-18
  • ENISA EUVDexploitation2026-02-182026-02-18
  • GCVEexploitation2026-02-18
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2026-02-19
  • CNACVSS 3.110known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.110read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-798known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score13.5 %read 2026-11-08
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-02-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c56r-fcf4-6rp2

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22769?

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.

Is CVE-2026-22769 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-22769 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2026-02-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-22769?

CVE-2026-22769 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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