CVE-2026-68860

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain a Reliance on Data/Memory Layout vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Launch of phishing attacks.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(high)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-368: Security Update for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501452/dsa-2026-368-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68860(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-17 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-17 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 18:36 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-16 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 18:20 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-15 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 18:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-13 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-13 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-12 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-12 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-11 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-11 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-10 22:31 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-10 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-09 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-08 23:32 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-08 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-08 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-08 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-07 01:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-07 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-06 02:27 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-06 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-05 03:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-05 03:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-04 04:24 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-04 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-04 04:07 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-04 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-03 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-03 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-03 15:31 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-03 14:35 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-03 13:15 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-03 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-03 08:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68860?
CVE-2026-68860 is a medium vulnerability published on September 3, 2026. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain a Reliance on Data/Memory Layout vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Launch of phishing attacks.
When was CVE-2026-68860 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68860 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 3, 2026, with the most recent update on September 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68860 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68860 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68860?
CVE-2026-68860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68860?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68860, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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