Authenticated privilege escalation through incorrect IAM tokens
Published Jul 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 22, 2026
Incorrect token generation in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager before 20.2.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges. The IAM generates incorrect security tokens, but Dell has not disclosed the responsible token field, validation path, or operation. A low-privileged account and network access are required; the resulting privilege level and accessible operations remain undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect token generation in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager before 20.2.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges. The IAM generates incorrect security tokens, but Dell has not disclosed the responsible token field, validation path, or operation. A low-privileged account and network access are required; the resulting privilege level and accessible operations remain undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49499
- Published
- Jul 22, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- PowerProtect Data Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-1270, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <20.2.0.0 or later
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