What is CVE-2026-23778?

CVE-2026-23778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-23778?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Dell Data Domain Operating System

CVE-2026-23778

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.50, contain a command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root-level access.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23778?: CVE-2026-23778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-23778?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.