CVE-2026-53479 (GCVE-0-2026-53479)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-07 13:07 – Updated: 2026-07-08 13:41
VLAI
Summary
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, LTS2026 release version 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70 contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command Injection') vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass. This is a Critical vulnerability as it allows an attacker to invoke arbitrary command execution with root privileges; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Affected: 0 , < 8.8.0.0 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 8.6.1.20 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 8.3.1.40 or later (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 7.13.1.80 or later (semver)
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Date Public
2026-07-02 06:30
Credits
Dell would like to thank Ahmed Y. Elmogy for reporting these issues.
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