Data Domain Operating System
CVE-2024-45759
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions prior to 8.1.0.0, 7.13.1.10, 7.10.1.40, and 7.7.5.50, contains an escalation of privilege vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-266. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions prior to 8.1.0.0, 7.13.1.10, 7.10.1.40, and 7.7.5.50, contains an escalation of privilege vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized execution of certain commands to overwrite system config of the application. Exploitation may lead to denial of service of system. Affected products include: Dell Data Domain Operating System. Version information: prior to 8.1.0.0.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions prior to 8.1.0.0, 7.13.1.10, 7.10.1.40, and 7.7.5.50, contains an escalation of privilege vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized execution of certain commands to overwrite system config of the application. Exploitation may lead to denial of service of system.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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