CVE-2026-79939 Path traversal in Cyber Recovery

Medium 5.8 Published 26 Aug 2026 Updated 27 Aug 2026

A local low-privileged attacker can exploit symlink following to achieve script injection in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-79939?

CVE-2026-79939 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Cyber Recovery, published on 26 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-61

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79939?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerprotect Cyber Recovery.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79939?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-79939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-32xm-hgp4-xgc5.