Dell Avamar Server/Avamar Virtual Edition up to 19.10 path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dell Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition up to 19.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-22762. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition up to 19.10. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition, versions prior to 19.10 SP1 with CHF338912, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary file delete.

The weakness was disclosed by Liupeng as dsa-2026-053. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22762 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/17/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 19.10 SP1 CHF338912 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• Avamar Server
• Avamar Virtual Edition

Version

• 19.0
• 19.1
• 19.2
• 19.3
• 19.4
• 19.5
• 19.6
• 19.7
• 19.8
• 19.9
• 19.10

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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