CVE-2026-22269

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-22269?

Upgrade powerprotect data manager to 19.22 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-22269 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-22269 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.17% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-22269?

CVE-2026-22269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-22269 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for powerprotect data manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) prior to 19.22, contain(s) an Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

CWE-940

How to fix

Remediation Available

powerprotect data managerNVD

Affected:< 19.22Fixed in:19.22CVE-2026-22269derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-61932	Critical	9.8	2.6%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-32388	Medium	5.3	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-23018	Medium	5.4	1.0%	-	-
CVE-2023-48387	High	8.8	1.0%	-	-
CVE-2023-3663	High	8.8	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-23019	Medium	5.4	1.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-22269?

Upgrade powerprotect data manager to 19.22 or later.

Is CVE-2026-22269 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-22269 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.17% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-22269?

CVE-2026-22269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-22269 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for powerprotect data manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-20.