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GHSA-CC8M-46CG-CG54

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-17 21:31 – Updated: 2026-02-17 21:31

Details

Dell Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition, versions prior to 19.10 SP1 with CHF338912, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary file delete.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-22762 (GCVE-0-2026-22762)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-17 19:53 – Updated: 2026-02-17 19:53

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

dell

References

URL

Tags

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/00042579…

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Dell

Avamar Server

Affected: 19.9 through 19.10 SP1 , < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later (semver)

	Dell	Avamar Virtual Edition	Affected: 19.9 through 19.10 SP1 , < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later (semver)
	Dell	PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)	Affected: N/A , < 2.7.9 with AV CHF 338912 (semver)

Credits

Dell would like to thank LIUPENG for reporting this issue.

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-CC8M-46CG-CG54

CVE-2026-22762 (GCVE-0-2026-22762)

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