TI-2025-21363 Aliases CVE-2025-29987 GHSA-5gr5-vwj6-rq22

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) versions prior to…

MEDIUM 41CWE-1220Published 2025-04-03 · Updated 2026-02-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) versions prior to 8.3.0.15 contain an Insufficient Granularity of Access Control vulnerability. An authenticated user from a trusted remote client could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA) (Dell): 2.7.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Dell	DD OS 8.3	7.7.1.0 – 8.3.0.10	—	No fix listed	CNA
Dell	DD OS 7.13	7.13.1.0 – 7.13.1.20	—	No fix listed	CNA
Dell	DD OS 7.10	7.10.1.0 – 7.10.1.50	—	No fix listed	CNA
Dell	PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)	N/A to before 2.7.8	2.7.8	Patch available	CNA

DD OS 8.3 VendorDell Affected 7.7.1.0 – 8.3.0.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
DD OS 7.13 VendorDell Affected 7.13.1.0 – 7.13.1.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
DD OS 7.10 VendorDell Affected 7.10.1.0 – 7.10.1.50 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA) VendorDell Affected N/A to before 2.7.8 Fixed in 2.7.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain:::::lts:::*	before 7.10.1.60	Vulnerable	Dell
cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system::::::::	7.10.1.0 to before 7.10.1.60; 7.13.1.0 to before 7.13.1.25; 8.3.0.0 to before 8.3.0.15	Vulnerable	Dell
cpe:2.3:o:dell:powerprotect_dm5500_firmware::::::::	5.12 to before 5.19.0.0	Vulnerable	Dell
cpe:2.3:h:dell:powerprotect_dm5500:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Dell

cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 7.10.1.60 Vulnerable ·Dell
cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10.1.0 to before 7.10.1.60; 7.13.1.0 to before 7.13.1.25; 8.3.0.0 to before 8.3.0.15 Vulnerable ·Dell
cpe:2.3:o:dell:powerprotect_dm5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12 to before 5.19.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
cpe:2.3:h:dell:powerprotect_dm5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Dell

Remediation

Fix · CNA PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA) (Dell) Fixed in 2.7.8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29987
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gr5-vwj6-rq22

References

Advisory 1

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300899/dsa-2025-139-dell-technologies-powerprotect-data-domain-security-update-for-a-security-vulnerability

TI-2026-38564 Improper authentication in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-38562 Path traversal in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-24901 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Feature Release CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-21302 Stack-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-24667 OS command injection in Dell PowerProtect DD CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-21430 Missing authentication in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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