Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20 credentials storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in credentials storage. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43938. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-256. Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43938 since 04/20/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-27576). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials storage
CWE: CWE-256 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/20/2025 CVE reserved
09/10/2025 +143 days Advisory disclosed
09/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2025 +40 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-326
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43938 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323523
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2025 20:49
Updated: 10/20/2025 16:08
Changes: 09/10/2025 20:49 (62), 09/11/2025 06:26 (1), 10/20/2025 16:08 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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