CVE-2026-22769

Product

Dell / RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)

Vulnerability

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

Added to KEV

Feb 18, 2026

Remediate by

Feb 21, 2026

Known ransomware use

No

Summary 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

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