CVE-2026-26942 PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell
Reserved: 16.02.2026 Published: 20.04.2026 Updated: 20.04.2026

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 8.5 through 8.6 contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.7

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Dell
Product	PowerProtect Data Domain
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 8.6.1.10, 8.7.0.0 or later (excl.) affected from 0 to 2.7.9 with DD OS 8.3.1.30 (excl.)

Credits

Dell would like to thank brocked200 (Nguyen Quoc Khanh) for reporting these issues. reporter

References

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

Problem Types

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE