Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-86398

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal 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 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.8, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.80, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.40, LTS2026 release versions 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.20, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	PowerProtect Data Domain	0 – before 8.9.0.0 or later0 – before 7.13.1.90 or later0 – before 8.3.1.50 or later0 – before 8.6.1.30 or later

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515178/dsa-2026-416-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-domain-multiple-vulnerabilities vendor-advisory