Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2026 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2026-24505
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in PowerProtect Data Domain from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 8.5 through 8.6 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | PowerProtect Data Domain | 0 – before 8.6.1.10, 8.7.0.0 or later0 – before 2.7.9 with DD OS 8.3.1.30 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H