# CVE-2026-49809: Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery SQL injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-49809-dell-powerprotect-cyber-recovery-sql-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-26. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-49809 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-08-26

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is enterprise backup and disaster recovery software used to protect critical business data. An SQL injection vulnerability in versions 20.2 and earlier allows low-privileged attackers with network access to query and extract sensitive information from the underlying database, potentially exposing customer data and backup contents.

Technologies: [Dell Powerprotect Cyber Recovery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/powerprotect-cyber-recovery). Vendors: [Dell](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/dell).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-49809 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-49809 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-49809?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 26 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Dell Powerprotect Cyber Recovery 20.2 and prior.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-49809?** A patch was published on 2026-08: Security update DSA-2026-370 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-49809 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-49809?** Check whether you run Dell Powerprotect Cyber Recovery at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands (SQL injection, CWE-89) in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery versions 20.2 and prior. The flaw allows a low-privileged attacker with remote network access to inject malicious SQL queries, bypassing input validation. An attacker can exploit this to read sensitive data from the database, including backup metadata and potentially customer information. The vulnerability does not appear to be actively exploited in the wild. Patches are available via Dell security update DSA-2026-370.

## Affected products

- Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery 20.2 and prior

## Timeline

- 2026-08-26: disclosed
- 2026-08: patched: Security update DSA-2026-370 released

## 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](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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