Root command execution via undisclosed command injection
Published Jul 7, 2026 · Updated Jul 7, 2026
OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 7.7.1.0 through 8.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root. Dell has not identified the affected interface, parameter, or command-construction routine, so the precise unsafe operation on attacker-controlled input is undisclosed. Exploitation requires a high-privilege remote account and grants root-level command execution, permitting protection-mechanism bypass and full compromise of protected system data.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 7.7.1.0 through 8.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root. Dell has not identified the affected interface, parameter, or command-construction routine, so the precise unsafe operation on attacker-controlled input is undisclosed. Exploitation requires a high-privilege remote account and grants root-level command execution, permitting protection-mechanism bypass and full compromise of protected system data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53479
- Published
- Jul 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Vendor
- Unity Technologies
- Product
- PowerProtect Data Domain
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <7.13.1.80 or later
- Affected versionversion=0 <8.3.1.40 or later
- Affected versionversion=0 <8.6.1.20 or later
- Affected versionversion=0 <8.8.0.0 or later
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