CVE-2026-44268

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6, LTS2026 release version 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70 contain an incorrect permission Assignment for critical resource vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

Published: 2026-07-03 Last update: 2026-07-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-44268 is rated Low Risk (18/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-44268

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-04 0.10%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-44268

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-44268

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-44268

GHSA-xx59-c7wc-mgcj · Severity: medium — Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6, LTS2026 release version 8.6.1.0...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-44268

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell data_domain_operating_system >= 7.7.1.0, <= 7.13.1.70 cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell data_domain_operating_system >= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.3.1.30 cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell data_domain_operating_system >= 8.4.0.0, <= 8.6.1.10 cpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-44268

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