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 a UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability (CWE-61). This flaw allows a low privileged local attacker to potentially perform script injection. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.8. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.8medium
Affected software
Dell
Power Protect Cyber Recovery
Dell
Cyber Recovery
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79939 is a vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery that involves improper handling of UNIX symbolic links. A low privileged attacker with local access could exploit this to perform script injection, potentially impacting the integrity and availability of the system. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-61 and affects versions prior to 20.3. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to elevated impact on system integrity and availability. Confidentiality impact is low. The vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to symbolic link usage.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T15:04:54.600Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8f479bacd9273b49557dc6
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 20:07:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 10:08:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 88
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