VDB-318709 · CVE-2025-38741 · dsa-2025-275

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 4.5.0 SSH hard-coded key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 4.5.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SSH. This manipulation causes hard-coded key. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-38741. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 4.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded key vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-321. The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version 4.5.0, contains a cryptographic key vulnerability in SSH. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to communication.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-38741 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270328 (Dell Enterprise SONiC OS < 4.5.0a RCE (DSA-2025-275)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.5.0a eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270328). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

Enterprise SONiC OS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded key
CWE: CWE-321 / CWE-320
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 270328
Nessus Name: Dell Enterprise SONiC OS < 4.5.0a RCE (DSA-2025-275)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Enterprise SONiC OS 4.5.0a

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
08/04/2025 +110 days Advisory disclosed
08/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +164 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-275
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-38741 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-38741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318709

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2025 21:45
Updated: 01/15/2026 02:17
Changes: 08/04/2025 21:45 (64), 10/19/2025 01:52 (2), 01/15/2026 02:17 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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