Is CVE-2026-23779 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-23779 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-23779?

CVE-2026-23779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-23779?

CVE-2026-23779 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23779?

Upgrade data domain operating system to 8.6.0.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-23779

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.50, contain a command injection vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root-level access.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

data domain operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 8.4.0.0, < 8.6.0.0Fixed in:8.6.0.0CVE-2026-23779derived from NVD

powerprotect dp series applianceNVD

Affected:< 2.7.9Fixed in:2.7.9CVE-2026-23779derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-77 (Command Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-1823	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-20.