CVE-2026-35154 Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Domain appliances

Medium 6.3 Published 20 Apr 2026 Updated 14 Oct 2026

A local high-privileged attacker can exploit improper privilege management to elevate privileges and perform unauthorized delete operations on Dell PowerProtect Data Domain appliances.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-35154?

CVE-2026-35154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System, published on 20 Apr 2026. 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 appliances, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6.0.0 and version 8.7.0.0, LTS2025 release versions 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.60 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges to access unauthorized delete operation.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35154?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Data Domain Operating System.

How do I fix CVE-2026-35154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-35154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Data Domain Operating System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3pj-xf59-54r5.