Impact
An OS command injection flaw classified as CWE‑78 allows an attacker who can supply high‑privileged input to execute arbitrary operating system commands. The vulnerability is triggered when special elements in input are not properly neutralized, enabling remote command execution with the privileges of the affected process. This can result in full compromise of the data domain appliance, allowing attackers to read, modify, or delete data and disrupt services.
Affected Systems
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain appliances are impacted, covering all product releases from version 7.7.1.0 through 8.7. This includes the LTS2026 releases 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, LTS2025 releases 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, and LTS2024 releases 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70.
Risk and Exploitability
The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates high severity, while the EPSS of 1% reflects a very low but non‑zero likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog, implying no publicly known exploits at this time. Attack requires remote high‑privilege access, but once achieved it provides attackers with arbitrary command execution and full system compromise.
OpenCVE Enrichment