CVE-2025-36567

Root command execution via OS command injection

Published Oct 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 7, 2025

OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Dell has not published the affected command-processing locus or explained which special elements reach the operating-system command. Exploitation requires high privileges and local access; successful use escalates the attacker to root and permits arbitrary command execution.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Dell has not published the affected command-processing locus or explained which special elements reach the operating-system command. Exploitation requires high privileges and local access; successful use escalates the attacker to root and permits arbitrary command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-36567
Published
Oct 7, 2025
Updated
Oct 7, 2025
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain
Classifications
CWE-78, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 7, 2025Record 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 <7.10.1.60
  2. Affected versionversion=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.30
  3. Affected versionversion=7.7.1.0 <8.3.0.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domainversion=7.10.1.0 <7.10.1.60; version=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.30; version=7.7.1.0 <8.3.0.10

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

What attackers are doing with it

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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

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