CVE-2026-79939

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-370: Security Update for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501456/dsa-2026-370-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-cyber-recovery-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79939(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 27× in last 7d / 85× 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. 2026-09-19 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 21:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 21:00 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 21:31 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 09:24 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-14 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-12 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 23:40 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 11:54 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-11 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-11 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-10 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-10 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-09 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-09 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-09 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-08 02:53 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-08 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-07 15:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-06 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-06 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-06 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-06 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-05 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-05 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-04 15:03 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-04 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-04 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-03 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-03 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-02 15:53 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-02 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-02 04:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-01 16:19 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.00
  39. 2026-09-01 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 16:16 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  41. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-31 20:49 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-31 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-30 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-29 17:27 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-29 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-28 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-27 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-27 17:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-27 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-27 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-26 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-26 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-26 20:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79939?
CVE-2026-79939 is a high vulnerability published on August 26, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-79939 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79939 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79939 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79939 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 97.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79939?
CVE-2026-79939 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79939?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79939, 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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