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TI-2026-81785 Aliases CVE-2026-86385GHSA-6vx7-jxcr-fm8v

Improper privilege check in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-273Published · Updated

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, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.8, is affected. The product does not properly check whether privileges have been dropped (CWE-273). A low-privileged attacker with remote access can potentially exploit this to escalate privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.8, contain an Improper Check for Dropped Privileges vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PowerProtect Data Domain (Dell): 8.9.0.0 or later

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellPowerProtect Data Domainbefore 8.9.0.0 or later8.9.0.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
  • PowerProtect Data Domain VendorDell Affected before 8.9.0.0 or later Fixed in 8.9.0.0 or later Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Dell
  • cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Dell

Remediation

Dell lists PowerProtect Data Domain 8.9.0.0 or later as the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA PowerProtect Data Domain (Dell) Fixed in 8.9.0.0 or later

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Dell PowerProtect Data Domain — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515178/dsa-2026-416-securit…

    33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 25 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81779 Improper authentication in Dell PowerProtect Data DomainPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2026-81928 Stack-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data DomainPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-81784 Hard-coded key in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain exposes credentialsPriority MEDIUM 49
    Show all 33 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86385
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-6vx7-jxcr-fm8v
  3. 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  6. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-18287 Hard-coded credentials in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-04636 Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-24909 OS command injection in Dell Unity CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01121 Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8, versions prior to 2.52.52.52, contain CGI injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-09565 The Treck TCP/IP stack before 6.0.1.66 has an IPv6 Out-of-bounds Read. KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-08298 Improper authentication in Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 2081 →

Sources

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