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CVE-2025-29987

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-1220
Affected: dell/powerprotect data domain · dell/data domain operating system · dell/powerprotect dm5500 firmware
Source: security_alert@emc.com

References

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.