Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-56086

Access Control in Dell Data Domain Operating System 7.7.1.0 – 7.13.1.80

Published
08 July 2026
Modified
09 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0031 24th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-56086 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24th 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 AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

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 Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially…

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exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
Why these techniques?

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in a remotely accessible service directly enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) and use of valid accounts to gain unauthorized access (T1078).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

dell
data domain operating system
7.7.1.0 — 7.13.1.80 · 7.14.0.0 — 8.3.1.40 · 8.4.0.0 — 8.6.1.20

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • AC-2 Account Management
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • AC-2 Account Management
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Enforces authorization decisions so that a low-privileged remote user cannot access functions or data they are not permitted to reach, directly blocking the incorrect-authorization flaw.

prevent

Limits each account to the minimum privileges required, reducing the attack surface available to a low-privileged remote attacker who could otherwise exploit the authorization bypass.

preventrespond

Manages account provisioning and privilege assignments, ensuring only intended accounts exist and that any unauthorized elevation can be detected and corrected.

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.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Defining, enforcing, and reviewing access authorizations and least privilege directly prevents incorrect authorization checks.

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.

prevents

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

prevents

Enforcing policy-driven approval and role-change reviews stops incorrect or stale authorization decisions from remaining in effect after job changes or terminations.

prevents

By tying access rights to identity, device, location and classification, the control reduces the likelihood that an authorization decision will be based on an incorrect or bypassed policy.

References