Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22769
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
Published Feb 17, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
Patch now
CVE-2026-22769 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Feb 21, 2026. Confirm Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical10.0
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 13.53%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe dell/recoverpoint for virtual machines · vendor Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
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.
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- cpe dell/recoverpoint for virtual machines6.0
- vendor Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-22769
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Feb 21, 2026.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-22769 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Feb 21, 2026. Confirm Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with dell/recoverpoint for virtual machines 6.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials. EPSS 13.53%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 17, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
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 upgr
Feb 18, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Feb 21, 2026 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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 upgr
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-22769
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) contains an use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22769
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22769
30-day exploitation probability 13.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 t
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-22769
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) contains an use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · asec.ahnlab.com
- CISA note · cloud.google.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cloud.google.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- CISA note · dell.com
- CISA note · dell.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · recordedfuture.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · team-cymru.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.