Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2026· Updated Sep 1, 2026

CVE-2026-79939

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.

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Affected products

Dell/Powerprotect Cyber Recoveryllm-fuzzy
Range: <20.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501456/dsa-2026-370-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-cyber-recovery-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilitiesnvdVendor Advisory

News mentions

Dell: 15 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Command Injection Flaws Disclosed Together
Vypr Intelligence · Aug 26, 2026

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