CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-26951

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6, LTS2025 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, and LTS2024 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.60 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A high-privileged attacker with local access could exploit it to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Risk Assessment

This allows a locally privileged attacker to gain full system control by executing commands as root, potentially compromising backup data and infrastructure.

Recommendation

Update Dell PowerProtect Data Domain to a version containing the fix (outside the listed ranges) and restrict local access to trusted administrators only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.60 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS