Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as high-privileged admin
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DeliverySubmit crafted input to vulnerable function
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ExploitInject OS command via special characters
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ExecutionExecute arbitrary commands on appliance
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ImpactCompromise backup management plane
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution 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 high (administrative) privileges on the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center (CVSS PR:H); it is not reachable by an unauthenticated or low-privileged remote attacker. Given that precondition, the flaw is remotely exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/UI:N) against affected versions: 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 primary limiting factor is the required administrative authentication level; the specific feature, parameter, or configuration that carries the injectable input is not described in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, authenticated OS command injection (CWE-78) in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center, scored CVSS 7.2 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The attack vector is network with low complexity and no user interaction, but PR:H means the attacker must already hold high (administrative) privileges on the management center, which substantially narrows the realistic threat population to insiders or attackers who have already compromised an admin account. There is no KEV listing, so there is no confirmed active exploitation; no EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here; and no public exploit or PoC was identified. The signals are internally consistent: a genuine remote-exploitable flaw with full C/I/A impact, but gated behind high privilege, which is why the vendor priority is 'this_week' rather than emergency/act_now. Net assessment: a real issue worth patching on a near-term cycle, not a drop-everything emergency, because the high-privilege precondition - not CVSS magnitude - is the dominant risk limiter. The main caveat is the absence of EPSS and any independent corroboration beyond the single Dell advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already possesses high-privilege (administrative) access to the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center sends a crafted request to a management function that fails to neutralize special shell characters, injecting OS commands that execute on the underlying appliance. This yields command execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact over the backup management plane. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the specific vulnerable function/parameter is not described in the available sources. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
OS command injection (CWE-78) in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center lets a remote attacker who already holds high administrative privileges on the appliance execute arbitrary operating-system commands, with full impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. Affected branches are 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; Dell rates it CVSS 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). No public exploit code or proof of concept is identified in the available sources and there is no CISA KEV designation, so exploitation requires an attacker to first obtain administrative credentials - meaning stolen admin sessions and insider misuse are the realistic threat paths rather than anonymous internet attack; the specific feature or parameter that carries the injectable input is not described in the available sources.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to the fixed build Dell lists for your release train in 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); versions at or below 8.8 (Feature Release), 7.13.1.80 (LTS2024), 8.3.1.40 (LTS2025) and 8.6.1.20 (LTS2026) remain exposed, and the exact remediated build numbers should be taken from that advisory since they are not enumerated in the available sources. Because exploitation requires administrative credentials on the Management Center, the highest-value compensating control is reducing who holds that access: restrict management-plane reachability to trusted administrative networks, remove or disable unused admin accounts, and enforce strong authentication and session hygiene so stolen credentials cannot be replayed. Until the upgrade is applied, audit and monitor Management Center logs for administrative sessions that spawn unexpected operating-system commands, treating such activity as a potential post-exploitation signal.
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The flaw is an instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, meaning user-supplied input reaches a shell or command invocation without adequate escaping or allow-listing in the management layer of PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center. CPE data identifies the affected product as dell:powerprotect_data_domain_management_center with a wildcard version range, which is why Dell enumerates four separate maintenance trains rather than a single version. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms the attacker must already possess high privileges (PR:H), that the attack is launched over the network at low complexity with no user interaction, and that successful exploitation is scoped to the appliance with high impact across all three security properties - consistent with command execution in the context of the management service. The sources do not describe which administrative interface, CLI wrapper, or configuration field passes unsanitized data to the shell, so the trigger path remains unverified; the assessment is that the administrative authentication prerequisite is the primary limiting control rather than any mitigation intrinsic to the vulnerable code.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote network reach with no interaction but requires high administrative privilege (PR:H); command injection on the appliance yields full C/I/A impact with no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorVendor: dell
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.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 OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution.
Executive ViewAI
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center contains an OS command injection flaw (CVE-2026-86379) that allows an attacker with high administrative privileges to execute arbitrary commands, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of backup infrastructure. Although exploitation requires prior admin access, the high impact and lack of a patch mean that stolen credentials or insider misuse could lead to full system compromise. Leadership should prioritize mitigation because this platform protects critical data, and a breach could disrupt operations and expose sensitive information.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting management network access to authorized administrators only, enforcing strong authentication and multi-factor authentication for admin accounts, implementing privileged access management with session monitoring and recording, regularly auditing administrative accounts and logs for anomalous activity, and applying network segmentation to isolate the management center from untrusted networks.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
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EUVD-2026-111977
GHSA-jq2g-44hq-wmrj
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