February 18, 2026 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2026-22769 — Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2026-02-18- Federal due date
2026-02-21- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
- EPSS
- 96.0th percentile (score 0.229, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22769
CISA short 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.