Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Feb 17, 2026

CVE-2026-22769Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1, contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:00 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 18, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by Feb 21, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-798
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Feb 18, 2026; federal remediation due Feb 21, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 13.53% (percentile 96)
Assigned by: dell
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Feb 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines dell:recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines (from the name)	from 5.3 SP4 P1 before 6.0.3.1 HF1	CNA record
dell recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines dell:recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines	before 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; and 1 more ranges	NVD

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079vendor-advisory, patch
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-daythird-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-22769us-government-resource

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