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

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-02-18 (federal deadline 2026-02-21).

First seen: 18 Feb 2026
Last update: 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2026-22769
Source: CISA KEV

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## Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs)
Ids: CVE-2026-22769

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-02-18 (federal deadline 2026-02-21).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs). If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-22769") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22769 https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426742/recoverpoint-for-vms-apply-the-remediation-script-for-dsa https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079
https://pwned.coffee/i/dell-recoverpoint-for-virtual-machines-rp4vms-use-of-har-cve-2026-22769

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