Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2026 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2026-22762
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Avamar Server from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Avamar Server | 19.9 through 19.10 SP1 – before 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later |
| Dell | Avamar Virtual Edition | 19.9 through 19.10 SP1 – before 19.10 SP1 with CHF 338912 or later |
| Dell | PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA) | N/A – before 2.7.9 with AV CHF 338912 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H