What is CVE-2026-79939?

CVE-2026-79939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-79939?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery

CVE-2026-79939

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions Prior to 20.3, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Cyber Recovery
Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79939?: CVE-2026-79939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-79939?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.