# CVE-2026-74769: Missing authorization in PowerProtect Data Manager

> A low-privileged remote attacker can bypass protection mechanisms in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager via the REST API due to incorrect authorization.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvr7-j885-xj8m

## What is CVE-2026-74769?

CVE-2026-74769 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, published on 3 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the REST API. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-74769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerprotect Data Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-74769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-74769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-74769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

- [CVE-2026-40712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40712/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-46738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46738/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-49499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49499/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-43888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43888/): Information disclosure in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22454/): Auth bypass in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-74769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-74769 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, published on 3 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.