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CVE-2026-79938 (GCVE-0-2026-79938)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 19:37 – Updated: 2026-08-27 14:33
VLAI
Summary
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions prior to 20.3, contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
Severity
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 14:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery Affected: 0 , < 20.3.0.0 (semver)
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Dell Cyber Recovery Affected: 0 , < osupdate-15.4.0-19.bin (custom)
Affected: 0 , < osupdate-15.6.1-1.bin (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-24 18:30
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