CVE-2026-26944 (GCVE-0-2026-26944)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 15:51 – Updated: 2026-04-20 18:02
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Summary
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 missing authentication for critical function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges. Exploitation requires an authenticated user to perform a specific action.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Affected: 0 , < 8.6.1.10, 8.7.0.0 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 8.3.1.30 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 7.13.1.70 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 2.7.9 with DD OS 8.3.1.30 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-15 18:30
Credits
Dell would like to thank brocked200 (Nguyen Quoc Khanh) for reporting these issues.
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