CVE-2026-40712
CriticalCVSS 9.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs
Summary
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 20.2.0.0 contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
Risk Assessment
Risk of privilege escalation by a privileged attacker, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical data and systems.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade to version 20.2.0.0 or later and restrict REST API access to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
See all- CVE-2026-46738Critical
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 20.2.0.0 contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
- CVE-2026-74769Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the REST API. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.
- CVE-2026-74768Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
- CVE-2026-73600High
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in file-level restore agent. A high privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
- CVE-2026-68860Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions 20.2.0.0 and below contain a Reliance on Data/Memory Layout vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit it to launch phishing attacks.
- CVE-2026-49499High
Vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager (versions prior to 20.2.0.0) in the IAM component generates incorrect security tokens. A low-privileged remote attacker can escalate privileges.
- CVE-2026-46737Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 20.2.0.0 contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution.
- CVE-2026-44276Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 20.2.0.0 contain an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.
- CVE-2026-40714High
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager versions prior to 20.2.0.0 contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could exploit this to achieve privilege escalation.
Original NVD description (English source)
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions prior to 20.2.0.0, contain(s) an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.