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CVE-2026-22769

critical

Description

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.

References

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/20/cisa_dell_vulnerability/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-actively-exploited-dell-flaw-within-3-days/

https://securityaffairs.com/188243/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-dell-recoverpoint-and-gitlab-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://hackread.com/china-hackers-dell-recoverpoint-flaw-grimbolt-malware/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/dell_0day_brickstorm_campaign/

https://www.securityweek.com/dell-recoverpoint-zero-day-exploited-by-chinese-cyberespionage-group/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-apt-exploits-dell-zeroday/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/18/exploited-dell-zero-day-cve-2026-22769-brickstorm-grimbolt/

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/dells-hard-coded-flaw-a-nation-state-goldmine

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/02/18/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://therecord.media/fed-agencies-ordered-to-patch-dell-bug-after-exploitation-warning

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/dell-recoverpoint-for-vms-zero-day-cve.html

https://securityaffairs.com/188176/apt/china-linked-apt-weaponized-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day-since-2024.html

https://cyberscoop.com/china-brickstorm-grimbolt-dell-zero-day/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploiting-dell-zero-day-flaw-since-mid-2024/

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/critical-flaws-found-in-four-vs-code.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-22769

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-17

Updated: 2026-02-18

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.28782

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability of Interest