CVE-2025-29987 Privilege escalation in DD OS 7.10
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges due to insufficient access control granularity in Dell Data Domain OS.
- 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-2025-29987?
CVE-2025-29987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, published on 3 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29987?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Dell Data Domain Operating System, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain, Dell Powerprotect Dm5500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29987 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-5gr5-vwj6-rq22.