CVE-2025-29987

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: April 3, 2025 at 03:18 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:06 AM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendorData Domain Operating SystemPowerprotect Data DomainPowerprotect DM5500 Firmware

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Data Domain Operating System · Dell

95%

7.10.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.10.1.507.10.1.0 ≤ v < 7.10.1.607.13.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.13.1.207.13.1.0 ≤ v < 7.13.1.257.7.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.3.0.108.3.0.0 ≤ v < 8.3.0.157.10.1.0 7.13.1.0 7.7.1.0

Powerprotect Data Domain · Dell

95%

v < 7.10.1.60

Powerprotect DM5500 Firmware · Dell

95%

5.12 ≤ v < 5.19.0.0

dell-powerprotect-dm5500 (same device)

Powerprotect Dp Series Appliance · Dell

60%

v < 2.7.8

Affected range stops below 2.7.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement