Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privileged DDMC access
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DeliverySubmit crafted SQL in request
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ExploitBypass input neutralization
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ExecutionDatabase returns unauthorized data
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ImpactInformation exposure
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a high-privileged (administrative) account on the PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center (per CVSS PR:H) with remote network reachability to the management interface. The specific feature, parameter, or query path that accepts the injected SQL is not described in the available sources. The dominant limiting factor is the high-privilege prerequisite: this is not exploitable by unauthenticated or low-privileged users, which sharply constrains real-world risk to insiders or already-compromised administrative sessions. Impact is confined to information exposure (read access); no data modification or service disruption is indicated. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority, high-barrier issue despite being a SQL injection flaw. The CVSS base score is only 2.7 (Low), driven by PR:H (requires an already high-privileged account) and a limited impact profile of C:L/I:N/A:N - confidentiality-only information exposure with no integrity or availability impact. The attack vector is network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), but the high-privilege prerequisite is the dominant limiting factor: an attacker must already hold elevated access to the management center before this adds any value. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC or exploit reference in the provided data, all of which align with the vendor/vuln.today 'monitor' decision label rather than an urgent one. The signals are internally consistent (low CVSS, no exploitation evidence, monitor priority), so this reads as a genuine low-urgency defect - a privilege-escalation-amplifier or insider/post-compromise data-exposure concern, not a widespread remote threat. It is reported by Dell itself, suggesting internal discovery rather than observed in-the-wild activity. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has already obtained high-privileged (administrative) access to the PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center sends a crafted request containing malicious SQL that is improperly neutralized before reaching the database, causing the backend to return data the attacker should not be able to read. No public exploit code or POC reference is present in the provided data, and the specific injectable parameter or feature is not described in the available sources. The realistic value is as a post-compromise data-exposure technique rather than an initial-access vector, since elevated privileges are a prerequisite. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
SQL injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center allows a high-privileged, remotely connected attacker to read information the account would not normally expose; there is no indication of data modification or denial of service. Affected releases span Feature Release 7.7.1.0 through 8.8, LTS2024 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.80, LTS2025 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.40, and LTS2026 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.20. The CVSS 3.1 score is 2.7 (PR:H, C:L), Dell has published a fixed-release advisory, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the dominant risk factor is the requirement for an existing administrative account.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 8.9.0.0 or later for the Feature Release train, 7.13.1.90 or later for LTS2024, 8.3.1.50 or later for LTS2025, and 8.6.1.30 or later for LTS2026, as documented in Dell advisory DSA-2026-416 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515178/dsa-2026-416-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-domain-multiple-vulnerabilities). Upgrading to the fixed build for the deployed train is the remediation path identified in the available data; no workarounds are described in the sources. Because exploitation requires an administrative account, the practical exposure during any upgrade window is bounded by how tightly administrative access to the management interface is controlled and how readily such sessions can be obtained by an attacker, and the specific endpoint or query path that would need to be restricted is not described in the available sources. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the priority assessment is monitor.
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The flaw is CWE-89, improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, in the management console of Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center, the centralized appliance-management component for Data Domain environments. The affected component is catalogued as cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain_management_center. Per the assessed vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, the attack surface is the remotely reachable management interface rather than a local console, and exploitation presupposes a high-privileged (administrative) session; the specific feature, parameter, or query path that accepts the injected SQL is not described in the available sources, so the exact injection point and the underlying database layer remain unverified. Impact is scoped to confidentiality only - read-level information exposure - with no integrity or availability effect assessed.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Remote-reachable management interface (AV:N) but requires an existing high-privileged admin account (PR:H), no user interaction, and only limited confidentiality impact (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorVendor: dell
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.8, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.80, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.40, LTS2026 release versions 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.20, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center enforces incomplete authorization checks, letting a low-privileged authe
Dell PowerProtect DD, versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 on DDMC contain an OS command
Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain an OS command injecti
Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain a path traversal vuln
An authentication bypass by spoofing (CWE-290) exists in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center, affecting Feat
EUVD-2026-111828
GHSA-r4p4-6frh-xf7f
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