CVE-2026-23779

Published: Apr 17, 2026Updated: Apr 20, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77

6.7MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.50, contain a command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root-level access.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

Dell

commercial·USaka dell technologies

PowerProtect Data DomainOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

powerprotect dp series applianceOn-prem

Databases / cache-message-queue

data domain operating systemOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

Dell Technologies

commercial·USaka dell

PowerProtect Data ProtectionOn-prem

Hardware Firmware / storage-nas

Data Domain Operating SystemOn-premOS

Hardware Firmware / storage-nas

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000450699/dsa-2026-060-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-domain-multiple-vulnerabilities

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