Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2026-41124 is a low-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 2.3 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-41534
Vulnerability Data
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 Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability.…
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A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Local path traversal (CWE-22) directly enables arbitrary file read leading to information exposure from the local system.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces access restrictions on file and directory paths, directly blocking unauthorized traversal attempts that expose restricted information.
Validates pathnames and filenames in inputs to reject traversal sequences before they can reach restricted directories.
Limits privileges of local accounts so that even high-privileged users have only the minimum access needed, reducing the scope of traversable paths.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.
Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.