Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.7 link following

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.7. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-46468. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain up to 8.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 link resolution before file access ('Link following') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-46468 since 05/14/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. 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.

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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
• 8.7

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CPE 2.2info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion