CVE-2026-22762

MEDIUM 6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	dell
Product	avamar server
Published	Feb 17, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 6, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Dell / Avamar Server

19.9 through 19.10 SP1 < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later

Dell / Avamar Virtual Edition

19.9 through 19.10 SP1 < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later

Dell / PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)

N/A < 2.7.9 with AV CHF 338912

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

dell.com: https://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

Credits

Dell would like to thank LIUPENG for reporting this issue.