Is CVE-2026-22769 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2026-22769 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-02-18.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-22769?

CVE-2026-22769 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22769?

CVE-2026-22769 has an EPSS score of 13.12% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22769?

Upgrade recoverpoint for virtual machines to 6.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-22769

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 96th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

recoverpoint for virtual machinesNVD

Affected:< 6.0Fixed in:6.0CVE-2026-22769derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

13.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-02-21

References

Patch1

dell.com

Third-Party Advisory1

cloud.google.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-798 (Hard-coded Credentials) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20439	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix

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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.