CVE-2025-46606Network attack vector

Unauthorized access via unrestricted authentication attempts

Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated Apr 17, 2026

Authentication throttling failure in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS 8.4 through 8.5 allows remote authenticated users unauthorized access. Dell identifies excessive authentication attempts but has not disclosed the affected authentication interface or the specific limiting operation that fails. Exploitation requires high privileges and remote network access; Dell has not further bounded the resulting unauthorized access.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication throttling failure in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS 8.4 through 8.5 allows remote authenticated users unauthorized access. Dell identifies excessive authentication attempts but has not disclosed the affected authentication interface or the specific limiting operation that fails. Exploitation requires high privileges and remote network access; Dell has not further bounded the resulting unauthorized access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46606
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Vendor
Unity Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain
Classifications
CWE-307, CAPEC-49, T1110.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 17, 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=0 <8.6.0.0 or later

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Unity Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domainversion=0 <8.6.0.0 or later

Published CVSS scores

6.2Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CAPEC-49Password Brute Forcing
T1110.001Brute Force: Password Guessing

Public exploit references

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