Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines has a critical hardcoded credential issue in versions before 6.0.3.1 HF1. An unauthenticated remote attacker who knows the credential could gain unauthorized operating-system access and maintain root-level persistence. Treat affected deployments as urgent because this impacts disaster recovery infrastructure and could undermine recovery operations.
Executive priority
Prioritize immediately for any RecoverPoint for VMs deployment. The issue enables unauthenticated remote access with potential root persistence, affecting recovery infrastructure. If present, remediate before routine patch cycles and verify exposure controls.
Technical view
CVE-2026-22769 is CWE-798 in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines before 6.0.3.1 HF1. CVSS 3.1 is 10.0: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, scope changed, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Dell states exploitation could lead to underlying OS access and root-level persistence.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines deployments running versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1, including the versions listed in the CVE bundle. Risk is highest where appliance or management interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The supplied KEV flag is false, so CISA KEV listing is not established here. A cited Google Cloud Threat Intelligence reference concerns UNC6201 exploiting a Dell RecoverPoint zero-day; review that source directly for exploitation details, indicators, and scope.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a hardcoded credential vulnerability with critical CVSS and Dell-recommended urgent upgrade or remediation. The bundle does not provide exploit mechanics, credential details, or full compromise indicators. Do not assume KEV status from the provided data.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines to 6.0.3.1 HF1 or later if applicable.
- If immediate upgrade is not possible, apply Dell’s advisory remediations as soon as possible.
- Restrict network access to RecoverPoint management and appliance interfaces.
- Review Dell guidance before changing credentials or appliance configuration.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines deployments.
- Confirm installed versions and compare against 6.0.3.1 HF1.
- Check whether RecoverPoint interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review Dell advisory DSA-2026-079 for affected versions and remediation status.
- Review cited threat intelligence for indicators relevant to your environment.
Public sources used
Michael Williams reviewed this cited source version on .
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-22769CVE reference · government-resource
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-dayCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.