Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-86388 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86388 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86388?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Feature Release 7.7.1.0–8.8, LTS2024 7.13.1.0–7.13.1.80, LTS2025 8.3.1.0–8.3.1.40, LTS2026 8.6.1.0–8.6.1.20.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86388?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-86388 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-86388?
- Check whether you run Dell PowerProtect Data Domain at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An improper pathname limitation vulnerability (CWE-22) in PowerProtect Data Domain allows unauthenticated remote attackers to traverse the filesystem and read arbitrary files. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, granting filesystem read access to an attacker.
Affected products
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Feature Release 7.7.1.0–8.8, LTS2024 7.13.1.0–7.13.1.80, LTS2025 8.3.1.0–8.3.1.40, LTS2026 8.6.1.0–8.6.1.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-28: disclosed