What is CVE-2026-22762?

CVE-2026-22762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-22762?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Dell Avamar Server

CVE-2026-22762

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Avamar Server — versions 19.9 through 19.10 SP1
Dell Avamar Virtual Edition — versions 19.9 through 19.10 SP1
Dell Powerprotect Dp Series Appliance (Idpa) — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000425796/dsa-2026-053-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22762?: CVE-2026-22762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-22762?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.