CVE-2026-49499

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions prior to 20.2.0.0, contain(s) a Generation of Incorrect Security Tokens vulnerability in the IAM. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-287: Security Update Dell PowerProtect Data Manager for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000488847/dsa-2026-287-security-update-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-49499(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-26 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 03:27 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-26 03:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-22 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-22 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-22 16:00 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-49499?
CVE-2026-49499 is a high vulnerability published on July 22, 2026. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions prior to 20.2.0.0, contain(s) a Generation of Incorrect Security Tokens vulnerability in the IAM. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
When was CVE-2026-49499 disclosed?
CVE-2026-49499 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-49499 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-49499 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-49499?
CVE-2026-49499 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-49499?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-49499, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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