Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-35073

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection 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 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6.0.0 and version 8.7.0.0, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.60 contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local 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 8.7.0.1 or later0 – before 8.3.1.30 or later0 – before 7.13.1.70 or later

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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