CVE-2025-43908

Root command execution via undisclosed command injection

Published Oct 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 7, 2025

OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain allows local users with high privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, input vector, or unsafe operation that reaches the operating-system command. Exploitation requires local access, high privileges, and high-complexity conditions; successful execution grants root-level control over protected backup infrastructure.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain allows local users with high privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root. Dell has not disclosed the affected component, input vector, or unsafe operation that reaches the operating-system command. Exploitation requires local access, high privileges, and high-complexity conditions; successful execution grants root-level control over protected backup infrastructure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43908
Published
Oct 7, 2025
Updated
Oct 7, 2025
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain
Classifications
CWE-78, CAPEC-88, T1059
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 <7.10.1.70
  2. Affected versionversion=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.40
  3. Affected versionversion=7.7.1.0 <8.4.0.0
  4. Affected versionversion=8.3.1.0 <8.3.1.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domainversion=7.10.1.0 <7.10.1.70; version=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.40; version=7.7.1.0 <8.4.0.0; version=8.3.1.0 <8.3.1.10

Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.4Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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')
CAPEC-88OS Command Injection
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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