CVE-2026-22769 — Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
CVE-2026-22769: Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Dell |
| Product | RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) |
| Date added | 2026-02-18 |
| Due date | 2026-02-21 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079 ; https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426742/recoverpoint-for-vms-apply-the-remediation-script-for-dsa ; https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22769
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22769
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog