CVE-2026-22769 KEV
10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-02-21.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.35% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-798 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-02-21 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2026-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-02-18 |
| Due | 2026-02-21 |
| Vendor / product | Dell / RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dell | recoverpoint for virtual machines |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD