CVE-2025-29987

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1220

Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) versions prior to 8.3.0.15 contain an Insufficient Granularity of Access Control vulnerability. An authenticated user from a trusted remote client could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Affected products

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: from 7.10.1.0 before 7.10.1.60; from 7.13.1.0 before 7.13.1.25; from 8.3.0.0 before 8.3.0.15 — fixed in 7.10.1.60, 7.13.1.25, 8.3.0.15
Dell Powerprotect Data Domain: before 7.10.1.60 — fixed in 7.10.1.60
Dell Powerprotect Dm5500 Firmware: from 5.12 before 5.19.0.0 — fixed in 5.19.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 7.10.1.60, 7.13.1.25, 8.3.0.15; Dell Powerprotect Data Domain 7.10.1.60; Dell Powerprotect Dm5500 Firmware 5.19.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300899/dsa-2025-139-dell-technologies-powerprotect-data-domain-security-update-for-a-security-vulnerability

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