Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.6.1.10 link following

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.6.1.10. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-44269. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.6.1.10. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. 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, 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 link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-44269 since 05/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/03/2026).

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

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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• PowerProtect Data Domain

Version

• 7.7.0
• 7.7.1.0
• 7.13.0
• 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
• 7.13.1.61
• 7.13.1.62
• 7.13.1.63
• 7.13.1.64
• 7.13.1.65
• 7.13.1.66
• 7.13.1.67
• 7.13.1.68
• 7.13.1.69
• 7.13.1.70
• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.3.0
• 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
• 8.3.1.21
• 8.3.1.22
• 8.3.1.23
• 8.3.1.24
• 8.3.1.25
• 8.3.1.26
• 8.3.1.27
• 8.3.1.28
• 8.3.1.29
• 8.3.1.30
• 8.4
• 8.5
• 8.6
• 8.6.0
• 8.6.1.0
• 8.6.1.1
• 8.6.1.2
• 8.6.1.3
• 8.6.1.4
• 8.6.1.5
• 8.6.1.6
• 8.6.1.7
• 8.6.1.8
• 8.6.1.9
• 8.6.1.10

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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