CVE-2026-22762

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

6.5

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.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Version Range	Status
Dell	Avamar Server	`19.9 through 19.10 SP1 < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later`	affected
Dell	Avamar Virtual Edition	`19.9 through 19.10 SP1 < 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later`	affected
Dell	PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)	`N/A < 2.7.9 with AV CHF 338912`	affected

Weaknesses

CWE-22: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

SSVC:
Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial

References

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

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