CVE-2025-43938

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) 19.19 and 19.20, Hyper-V contain(s) a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to gain unauthorized access with privileges of the compromised account.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.6 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-security-vulnerabilities	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 09:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versión(es) 19.19 y 19.20, Hyper-V contiene una vulnerabilidad de almacenamiento de contraseña en texto plano. Un atacante con muchos privilegios y acceso local podría potencialmente explotar esta vulnerabilidad, lo que llevaría a la divulgación de ciertas credenciales de usuario. El atacante podría usar las credenciales expuestas para obtener acceso no autorizado con los privilegios de la cuenta comprometida.

20 Oct 2025, 14:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Dell powerprotect Data Manager Dell
References	~~() https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-security-vulnerabilities -~~	() https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-security-vulnerabilities - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:dell:powerprotect_data_manager::::::::

10 Sep 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-09-10 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-43938

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43938

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43938

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dell

powerprotect_data_manager

CWE

CWE-256

Plaintext Storage of a Password

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