CVE-2025-29987
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 45th percentile. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Dell DD OS 8.3Affected: ≥ 7.7.1.0, ≤ 8.3.0.10Upgrade to: after 8.3.0.10Stated by: CVE record
- Dell DD OS 7.13Affected: ≥ 7.13.1.0, ≤ 7.13.1.20Upgrade to: after 7.13.1.20Stated by: CVE record
- Dell DD OS 7.10Affected: ≥ 7.10.1.0, ≤ 7.10.1.50Upgrade to: after 7.10.1.50Stated by: CVE record
- Dell PowerProtect DP Series ApplianceAffected: < 2.7.8Upgrade to: 2.7.8Stated by: CVE record
- Dell Powerprotect Data DomainAffected: < 7.10.1.60Upgrade to: 7.10.1.60Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. 4 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) versions prior to 8.3.0.15 contain an Insufficient Granularity of Access Control vulnerability. An authenticated user from a trusted remote client could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 45th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 294 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- DD OS 8.3Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
- DD OS 7.13Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
- DD OS 7.10Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
- PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)Enterprise Software
- powerprotect data domainEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- data domain operating systemOperating Systems / unix-bsd
- powerprotect dm5500 firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
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