Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain network access to PowerProtect One
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DeliveryEngineer high-complexity poisoning conditions
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ExploitTrigger required user interaction with target system
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ExecutionInject malicious entries into untrusted cache component
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PersistSubsequent cache reads serve attacker-controlled data
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ImpactIntegrity of protected data or configuration corrupted
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A03:2025 - Software Supply Chain Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Component trustworthiness
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network-level access to a Dell PowerProtect One instance running version 20.1.0.0 or earlier, a high-complexity attack setup (AC:H per CVSS), and a victim user performing some interaction with the system (UI:R per CVSS) - the specific user action required is not detailed in available data. No authentication is required (PR:N). The exact cache component susceptible to poisoning and the precise triggering interaction are unspecified in the provided description; the vendor advisory should be consulted for specifics. Exploitation is substantially limited by the mandatory user interaction and high attack complexity, ruling out fully automated or opportunistic attacks. The impact is confined to integrity (no data exfiltration, no denial of service), further constraining the practical damage scenario. |
| Impact | The CVSS base score of 5.3 Medium reflects a moderately constrained risk profile. The network attack vector (AV:N) and absence of required privileges (PR:N) are offset by high attack complexity (AC:H) and mandatory user interaction (UI:R), which together make opportunistic or automated exploitation impractical. Scope is unchanged (S:U), confining impact to the vulnerable component itself. Only integrity is affected (I:H), with no confidentiality or availability impact - an important distinction given that the vendor-supplied tags include 'Information Disclosure,' which conflicts with the CVSS C:N metric; this discrepancy is unresolved from available data and should be verified against advisory DSA-2026-369. No EPSS score was provided, no public exploit code has been identified, and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed widespread active exploitation. Overall this is a real but moderate-priority finding: patch when feasible, but the high complexity and user-interaction requirements significantly reduce the urgency compared to a fully unauthenticated, low-complexity vulnerability. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with network access and the ability to engineer high-complexity conditions targets a user interacting with a Dell PowerProtect One appliance, manipulating an insufficiently trustworthy component to inject attacker-controlled data into the cache. Subsequent reads from that cache by the system or other users return the poisoned entries, potentially causing integrity violations such as corrupted backup metadata, malicious redirect responses, or tampered configuration data. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and the AC:H and UI:R requirements make this scenario unlikely to be executed opportunistically. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026
Cache poisoning in Dell PowerProtect One versions 20.1.0.0 and below exposes environments to integrity violations via an insufficiently trustworthy component (CWE-1357), allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious data into the system cache when user interaction occurs. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) scores 5.3 Medium, with high attack complexity and mandatory user interaction substantially constraining real-world exploitability despite the network-accessible entry point. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, indicating no confirmed active exploitation.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Dell PowerProtect One to a version beyond 20.1.0.0 per Dell advisory DSA-2026-369 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000500902/dsa-2026-369-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-one-multiple-vulnerabilities); the precise patched release number must be obtained directly from the advisory, as it was not included in the available data. Where immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the PowerProtect One management and data interfaces to trusted internal subnets using perimeter firewall rules, reducing the network-accessible attack surface. Additionally, implement controls to prevent untrusted external interaction with cache-serving components - for example, blocking unauthenticated external HTTP/HTTPS access to the appliance. Note that the high attack complexity (AC:H) and required user interaction (UI:R) already limit exploitation in practice, but network segmentation provides a meaningful additional barrier. Patch application remains the authoritative remediation.
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Dell PowerProtect One is an enterprise data protection appliance. CWE-1357 (Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component) identifies the root cause as the software incorporating a third-party or internal component whose trustworthiness cannot be sufficiently guaranteed - in this case enabling cache poisoning, where an attacker injects malicious content into a cache so that subsequent requests serve attacker-controlled data. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_one:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions through 20.1.0.0. The CVSS integrity-only impact profile (I:H, C:N, A:N) indicates the vulnerability enables data manipulation but does not directly expose sensitive information or disrupt availability. The exact cache layer affected - whether HTTP, DNS, or an internal component cache - is not specified in available data and should be clarified via the vendor advisory.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Network-accessible cache poisoning requires high complexity and user interaction to succeed; only integrity is affected with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorNVD
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2DescriptionNVD
Dell PowerProtect One, versions 20.1.0.0 and below, contain a Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Cache poisoning.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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