CVE-2026-79938Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions prior to 20.3, contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability.
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Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions prior to 20.3, contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
- CVSS
- 7.6 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- dell
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery dell:power_protect_cyber_recovery (from the name) | before 20.3.0.0 | CNA record |
Dell Cyber Recovery dell:cyber_recovery (from the name) | before osupdate-15.4.0-19.bin; before osupdate-15.6.1-1.bin | CNA record |
dell powerprotect_cyber_recovery dell:powerprotect_cyber_recovery | before 20.3.0.0 | NVD |
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501456/dsa-2026-370-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-cyber-recovery-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilitiesvendor-advisory
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