Dell ThinOS 10 prior 2508_10.0127 protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell ThinOS 10. It has been rated as very critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in protection mechanism. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43728. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Dell ThinOS 10. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to 2508_10.0127, contain a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43728 since 04/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2026).

Upgrading to version 2508_10.0127 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ThinOS 10 2508_10.0127

Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
08/27/2025 +132 days Advisory disclosed
08/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +141 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-331
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43728 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321573

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2025 18:57
Updated: 01/15/2026 16:23
Changes: 08/27/2025 18:57 (62), 08/29/2025 22:13 (1), 01/15/2026 16:23 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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