Dell PowerProtect Data Manager up to 19.21 REST API command delimiter

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager up to 19.21. This affects an unknown function of the component REST API. The manipulation leads to command delimiter. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-22266. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager up to 19.21 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command delimiter vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-146. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as expression or command delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) prior to 19.22, contain(s) an Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22266 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/22/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 19.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• Dell

Name

• PowerProtect Data Manager

Version

• 19.0
• 19.1
• 19.2
• 19.3
• 19.4
• 19.5
• 19.6
• 19.7
• 19.8
• 19.9
• 19.10
• 19.11
• 19.12
• 19.13
• 19.14
• 19.15
• 19.16
• 19.17
• 19.18
• 19.19
• 19.20
• 19.21

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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