Dell warns of RecoverPoint for VMs zero-day (exploited since mid-2024)

Guru3D • February 18, 2026

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Dell is warning CVE-2026-22769, a maximum-severity bug ( CVSS 10.0) that's being exploited in the wild. What makes it nasty is that attackers ...

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Dell Zero-Day Flaw CVE-2026-22769 Since Mid-2024 A Chinese state-backed hacking group, UNC6201, has been exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since at least mid-2024. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-22769, features a maximum severity rating due to hardcoded credentials, allowing unauthorized access to VMware virtual machine backups. This exploitation was revealed by Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group on February 17, 2026. 40 sources 70

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RecoverPoint For VMs