CVE-2026-79939

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-79939?

Upgrade powerprotect cyber recovery to 20.3.0.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-79939 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79939 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.12% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 2% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-79939?

CVE-2026-79939 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-79939 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for powerprotect cyber recovery (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-61

How to fix

Remediation Available

powerprotect cyber recoveryNVD

Affected:< 20.3.0.0Fixed in:20.3.0.0CVE-2026-79939derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-28189	Critical	10.0	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2024-28185	Critical	10.0	7.1%	-	-
CVE-2019-11249	Medium	6.5	3.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11246	Medium	6.5	3.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-16775	High	7.7	3.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11251	Medium	4.8	2.6%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-79939?

Upgrade powerprotect cyber recovery to 20.3.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-79939 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79939 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.12% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 2% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-79939?

CVE-2026-79939 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-79939 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for powerprotect cyber recovery (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-01.