CVE-2026-79939: CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions Prior to 20.3, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.
CVE-2026-79939: CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery
Description
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions Prior to 20.3, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.8medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T15:04:54.600Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8f479bacd9273b49557dc6
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 20:07:55 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 20:52:18 UTC
Views: 4
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