What is CVE-2026-22769?

CVE-2026-22769 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-22769?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-22769 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-22769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-02-18), indicating it is being actively exploited.

Vulnerability in Dell Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines

CVE-2026-22769

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.

Published 2026-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.135 (96.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.135 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Dell Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines — versions 5.3 SP4 P1, 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
Dell Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2026-02-18. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2026-02-21.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22769?: CVE-2026-22769 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-22769?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-22769 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2026-22769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-02-18), indicating it is being actively exploited.