CVE-2025-30098

Root command execution via DDSH shell metacharacters

Published Aug 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

OS command injection in the DDSH CLI in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. Dell has disclosed only that DDSH fails to neutralize special shell elements; no vulnerable command, parameter, or code path is public. The required gate is high-privilege local access to an affected DD OS release; successful exploitation crosses the remaining boundary to root.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in the DDSH CLI in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. Dell has disclosed only that DDSH fails to neutralize special shell elements; no vulnerable command, parameter, or code path is public. The required gate is high-privilege local access to an affected DD OS release; successful exploitation crosses the remaining boundary to root.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-30098
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain
Classifications
CWE-78, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.10.1.0 <=7.10.1.50
  2. Affected versionversion=7.13.1.0 <=7.13.1.25
  3. Affected versionversion=7.7.1.0 <=8.1.0.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domainversion=7.10.1.0 <=7.10.1.50; version=7.13.1.0 <=7.13.1.25; version=7.7.1.0 <=8.1.0.10

Published CVSS scores

6.7Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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