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title: "CVE-2026-22769: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath"
description: "Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1, contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability. This is considered critical…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22769
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# CVE-2026-22769: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by dell. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22769)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0

Score published by dell in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                 | Value   | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low     | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None    | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None    | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                    |
| Confidentiality impact | High    | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High    | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High    | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.13525 (13.5% probability)

Percentile

96.5%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Feb 18, 2026

Federal due date

Feb 21, 2026

### CISA assessment as of Feb 19, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html) Use of Hard-coded Credentials

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

  - affected: 5.3 SP4 P1 up to before 6.0.3.1 HF1
- Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

  - affected: 6.0, 6.0 SP1, 6.0 SP1 P1, 6.0 SP1 P2, 6.0 SP2, 6.0 SP2 P1, 6.0 SP3, and 6.0 SP3 P1 up to before 6.0.3.1 HF1

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 9, 2026
2. Record published Feb 17, 2026
3. Added to CISA KEV Feb 18, 2026
4. Record last updated Feb 26, 2026

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