CVE-2026-53481
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the system. This is a critical severity vulnerability as it allows complete system compromise.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization is critical – an attacker can remotely, without authentication, gain full control of the PowerProtect Data Domain system, potentially compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain system to the latest available version as recommended by the vendor. Additionally, restrict remote access to the system to trusted networks only.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
See all- CVE-2026-90730Medium
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.80, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.40, LTS2026 release versions 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.20, contain an Improper Access Control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.
- CVE-2026-103780Critical
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit it to achieve command execution.
- CVE-2026-86384Critical
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains a Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential exposure.
- CVE-2026-86400Critical
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit it to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, allowing complete system takeover.
- CVE-2026-86397Critical
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit it to create a privileged account, leading to complete system takeover.
- CVE-2026-53483Critical
An improper authentication vulnerability has been discovered in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access. This is a critical severity vulnerability as it allows complete system takeover.
- CVE-2026-86378High
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker with remote access could exploit it to gain unauthorized access.
- CVE-2026-86377High
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker with remote access could exploit it to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2026-110541High
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains an OS Command Injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements used in OS commands. A high privileged attacker with remote access could exploit it to execute commands.
- CVE-2026-103779High
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could exploit it to bypass protection mechanisms.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

