Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition protection mechanism

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition 7.7.1.0-8.7/7.13.1.0-7.13.1.70/8.3.1.0-8.3.1.30/8.6.1.0-8.6.1.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes protection mechanism. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-94347. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition 7.7.1.0-8.7/7.13.1.0-7.13.1.70/8.3.1.0-8.3.1.30/8.6.1.0-8.6.1.10 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition, Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, LTS2026 release versions 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, contain a Process Control vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-94347 since 09/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required 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 10/27/2026).

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 Virtual Edition

Version

• 7.7.1.0-8.7
• 7.13.1.0-7.13.1.70
• 8.3.1.0-8.3.1.30
• 8.6.1.0-8.6.1.10

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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