CVE-2026-22769
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-22769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-02-18) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability allows unauthorized access to the operating system.
- Who is affected
- Unauthenticated remote attackers targeting Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to the critical severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Patch Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 96% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-22769: Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-02-18
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