CVE-2026-53480

LOWPre-NVD 2.72.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 2.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 2.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
2.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 2.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, 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. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized file modification.

CVSS v3
2.7
EG Score
2.7(medium)
EG Risk
12(Track)
EG Risk 12/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity27% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53480(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-27 21:51 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-27 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-24 09:44 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-24 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-21 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-21 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 22:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-14 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-11 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-11 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-08 07:19 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-08 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-05 02:36 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-05 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-01 21:54 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-01 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-29 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-29 17:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-26 12:28 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-26 12:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-14 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-11 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-08 14:07 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-07-08 14:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53480?
CVE-2026-53480 is a low vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, 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…
When was CVE-2026-53480 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53480 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53480 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53480 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53480?
CVE-2026-53480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53480?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53480, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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