CVE-2026-26944 PUBLISHED

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

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	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 8.3.1.30 or later (excl.) affected from 0 to 7.13.1.70 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. finder

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-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE