Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 7.13.1.60/8.3.1.20/8.6 input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 7.13.1.60/8.3.1.20/8.6. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-24504. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 7.13.1.60/8.3.1.20/8.6. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.60 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-24504 since 01/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/21/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-23884). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• PowerProtect Data Domain

Version

• 7.13.1.0
• 7.13.1.1
• 7.13.1.2
• 7.13.1.3
• 7.13.1.4
• 7.13.1.5
• 7.13.1.6
• 7.13.1.7
• 7.13.1.8
• 7.13.1.9
• 7.13.1.10
• 7.13.1.11
• 7.13.1.12
• 7.13.1.13
• 7.13.1.14
• 7.13.1.15
• 7.13.1.16
• 7.13.1.17
• 7.13.1.18
• 7.13.1.19
• 7.13.1.20
• 7.13.1.21
• 7.13.1.22
• 7.13.1.23
• 7.13.1.24
• 7.13.1.25
• 7.13.1.26
• 7.13.1.27
• 7.13.1.28
• 7.13.1.29
• 7.13.1.30
• 7.13.1.31
• 7.13.1.32
• 7.13.1.33
• 7.13.1.34
• 7.13.1.35
• 7.13.1.36
• 7.13.1.37
• 7.13.1.38
• 7.13.1.39
• 7.13.1.40
• 7.13.1.41
• 7.13.1.42
• 7.13.1.43
• 7.13.1.44
• 7.13.1.45
• 7.13.1.46
• 7.13.1.47
• 7.13.1.48
• 7.13.1.49
• 7.13.1.50
• 7.13.1.51
• 7.13.1.52
• 7.13.1.53
• 7.13.1.54
• 7.13.1.55
• 7.13.1.56
• 7.13.1.57
• 7.13.1.58
• 7.13.1.59
• 7.13.1.60
• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.3.1.0
• 8.3.1.1
• 8.3.1.2
• 8.3.1.3
• 8.3.1.4
• 8.3.1.5
• 8.3.1.6
• 8.3.1.7
• 8.3.1.8
• 8.3.1.9
• 8.3.1.10
• 8.3.1.11
• 8.3.1.12
• 8.3.1.13
• 8.3.1.14
• 8.3.1.15
• 8.3.1.16
• 8.3.1.17
• 8.3.1.18
• 8.3.1.19
• 8.3.1.20
• 8.4
• 8.5
• 8.6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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