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CVE-2026-22769

10.0 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2026-02-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability — Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) contains an use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence.

Added to KEV: 2026-02-18
Remediation due: 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.
Notes: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079 ; https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426742/recoverpoint-for-vms-apply-the-remediation-script-for-dsa ; https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22769

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-17
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 10.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 10.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-798

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.

Affected configurations

• dell recoverpoint for virtual machines (< 6.0) • dell recoverpoint for virtual machines 6.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

References