Zero-day vulnerability in RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Use of hard-coded credentials
CVE-2026-22769

Known malware:

SLAYSTYLE, BRICKSTORM, GRIMBOLT

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2026021801 - Use of hard-coded credentials in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Vulnerable component: RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22769

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6201-exploiting-dell-recoverpoint-zero-day/

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000426773/dsa-2026-079


About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.