What is CVE-2026-79938?

CVE-2026-79938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-79938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Cyber Recovery

CVE-2026-79938

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-08-26 · last modified 2026-09-01.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-11.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501456/dsa-2026-370-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79938?: CVE-2026-79938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-79938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.