CVE-2026-22769 is a critical use-of-hard-coded-credentials vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines affecting versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1. The issue is caused by embedded administrative credentials associated with the product’s integrated Apache Tomcat Manager. An unauthenticated remote attacker who knows the hardcoded credential can authenticate to the Tomcat management interface, deploy a malicious application archive, and obtain command execution on the appliance as root. The vulnerability enables direct compromise of the underlying operating system and has been reported as exploited in the wild.
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Critical hardcoded credentials vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines that allows unauthenticated remote access leading to OS-level access and root persistence.
A hardcoded credential vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines mentioned as broader Dell security context; the content states it was exploited as a zero day by UNC6201.
A critical vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, rated CVSS 10.0, that was exploited as a zero-day by a suspected China-nexus threat cluster.
A vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for VMs appliances that was exploited by UNC6201 to compromise appliances and deploy multiple post-exploitation payloads.
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