CVE-2026-22769
Unauthenticated root access via hardcoded credential in Dell RPVM (<6.0.3.1 HF1).
Is CVE-2026-22769 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-22769 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-22769?
CVE-2026-22769 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-22769?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22769. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22769 affect?
CVE-2026-22769 affects Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines pre-6.0.3.1 HF1. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22769?
Upgrade to 6.0.3.1 HF1 or apply remediation immediately
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker can abuse a hardcoded credential to obtain OS access and root persistence on affected hosts.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 5.3 SP4 P1 and < 6.0.3.1 HF1
- 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 and < 6.0.3.1 HF1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.