CVE catalog

CVE-2026-26942

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 8.5 through 8.6 contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker

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Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.88% · Oct 25, 2026

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 8.5 through 8.6 contain(s) 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 arbitrary command execution with root privileges.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Cpepowerprotect_dp_series_applianceNot reported2.7.9fixed
Cpedata_domain_operating_systemNot reported8.6.1.0fixed
Cpepowerprotect_dp_series_applianceNot reported2.7.9fixed
Cpedata_domain_operating_systemNot reported8.6.1.0fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Cpepowerprotect_dp_series_appliancecpeNot reported2.7.9Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cpedata_domain_operating_systemcpeNot reported8.6.1.0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cpepowerprotect_dp_series_appliancecpeNot reported2.7.9Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-26942Not reported
Cpedata_domain_operating_systemcpeNot reported8.6.1.0Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-26942Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

Observed:

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)]