CVE-2024-37140 Command injection in PowerProtect DD
Remote low-privileged attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell PowerProtect DD systems, potentially leading to full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37140?
CVE-2024-37140 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, published on 26 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in an admin operation. A remote low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the system application's underlying OS with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Data Domain Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-37140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37140 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-59hv-9255-jc7h.