CVE-2026-22267
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) prior to 19.22, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 19.22 contain an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker with remote access to escalate privileges to higher authority levels on the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 19.22CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PowerProtect Data Manager versionAccess the product administration interface or check system information to determine the exact installed version numberAffected if Installed version is lower than 19.22
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Determine remote access exposureReview network configuration and access settings to determine if remote access to PowerProtect Data Manager is enabledAffected if Remote access is enabled and accessible to low-privileged users
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Review user privilege assignmentsExamine user accounts and their assigned privilege levels within the PowerProtect Data Manager user management systemAffected if Low-privileged users have been assigned elevated or inappropriate permissions
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Inspect authorization boundariesCheck application logs and audit records for operations that may have bypassed proper authorization checksAffected if Evidence shows operations were performed outside intended privilege boundaries
Environment is affected if PowerProtect Data Manager version is below 19.22 and low-privileged users have unauthorized elevated access or can achieve privilege escalation through the application
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped19.22
Upgrade Dell PowerProtect Data Manager to version 19.22 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate upgrading is not possible, restrict network access to trusted users and monitor for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts.
PowerProtect Data Manager 19.22
- Identify the current version of PowerProtect Data Manager by checking the management interface or version command
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade (downtime may be required)
- Perform a full backup of the current configuration and data according to Dell backup procedures
- Download PowerProtect Data Manager version 19.22 from Dell support website (support.dell.com)
- Follow Dell's documented upgrade procedure to apply version 19.22
- After upgrade, verify the new version is running by checking the version information
- Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by verifying the system security configuration
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-22267 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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