Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.1.0.10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to argument injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-36565. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.1.0.10 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.1.0.10, LTS2024 release Versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.25, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.50, contain an Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution. Exploitation may allow privilege escalation to root.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36565 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.3.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-32886). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 8.3.0.10

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
10/07/2025 +175 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-159
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36565 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327551
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 00:24
Updated: 10/08/2025 07:25
Changes: 10/08/2025 00:24 (64), 10/08/2025 07:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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