FKIE_CVE-2026-22762

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-17 20:22 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:20
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
Dell Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition, versions prior to 19.10 SP1 with CHF338912, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary file delete.
References
security_alert@emc.comhttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000425796/dsa-2026-053-security-update-for-dell-avamar-server-and-dell-avamar-virtual-edition-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-path-traversal-vulnerability
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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