🛡️ CVE-2026-53481 — data-domain-operating-system

🔴 CVSS 9.8 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
9.8
CVSS Score
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Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, LTS2026 release version 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70 contain an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to the system. This is a critical severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to take complete control of system; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-53481 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2026-53481 is recorded against 1 package.

  • data-domain-operating-system (from 8.7.0.0 up to 8.8.0.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 7 July 2026 and last revised on 8 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

www.dell.com

Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-07-07
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-07-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
data-domain-operating-system 8.7.0.0 8.8.0.0

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