CVE-2025-43995

moderate-risk
Published 2025-10-24

Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.21, contain(s) an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass. Authentication Bypass in DSM Data Collector. An unauthenticated remote attacker can access APIs exposed by ApiProxy.war in DataCollectorEar.ear by using a special SessionKey and UserId. These userid are special users created in compellentservicesapi for special purposes.

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Storage Manager
Storage Manager
Storage Manager
Storage Manager
Storage Manager

Affected Vendors

Dell

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000382899/dsa-2025-393-security-update-...
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low