CVE-2024-45759 Privilege escalation in PowerProtect DD
A local low-privileged attacker can escalate privileges to overwrite system configuration, potentially causing denial of service in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45759?
CVE-2024-45759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, published on 8 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions prior to 8.1.0.0, 7.13.1.10, 7.10.1.40, and 7.7.5.50, contains an escalation of privilege vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized execution of certain commands to overwrite system config of the application. Exploitation may lead to denial of service of system.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Data Domain Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-45759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45759 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-fm4v-x3rr-w4hv.