CVE-2026-22769 (GCVE-0-2026-22769)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-17 19:19 – Updated: 2026-02-19 14:57
VLAI? CISA KEV
Summary
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.
Severity ?
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines Affected: 5.3 SP4 P1 , < 6.0.3.1 HF1 (semver)
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    Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 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 HF1 (semver)
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Credits
Dell would like to thank Peter Ukhanov from Google/Mandiant for reporting this issue.
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9e0a0302-ad09-427e-aff6-3b1b7b4a35ea

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-22769

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-02-18 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-02-18
Asserted: 2026-02-18
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability | Affected: Dell / RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) | Description: 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. | 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 date: 2026-02-21 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): 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
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-798
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
Due Date 2026-02-21
Date Added 2026-02-18
Vendorproject Dell
Vulnerabilityname Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-19 06:36 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-19 06:36 UTC
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