CVE-2024-37138 Path traversal in PowerProtect DD
A remote high-privileged attacker can exploit a relative path traversal flaw in Dell PowerProtect DD to send unauthorized files to the managed system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37138?
CVE-2024-37138 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, published on 26 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell PowerProtect DD, versions prior to 8.0, LTS 7.13.1.0, LTS 7.10.1.30, LTS 7.7.5.40 on DDMC contain a relative path traversal vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the application sending over an unauthorized file to the managed system.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Data Domain Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-37138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Data Domain Operating System
- CVE-2026-53481 Path traversal in PowerProtect Data Domain
- CVE-2026-53483 Auth bypass in PowerProtect Data Domain
- CVE-2025-36594 Auth bypass in PowerProtect Data Domain Feature Release
- CVE-2026-56086 Missing authorization in PowerProtect Data Domain
- CVE-2026-26944 Missing authorization in PowerProtect Data Domain
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rxx-ff39-wwfv.