CVE-2026-26942 (GCVE-0-2026-26942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 16:34 – Updated: 2026-04-20 16:34
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 , < 8.6.1.10, 8.7.0.0 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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