Dell Zero-Day Actively Abused by China

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Dell Zero-Day Actively Abused by China

Cyberpress • February 18, 2026

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Security firms Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) link the attacks to UNC6201, a threat cluster with strong ties to Silk ...

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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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