Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-43886. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 19.19/19.20. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-35. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) 19.19 and 19.20, Hyper-V contain(s) a Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Filesystem access for attacker.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43886 since 04/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/20/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-35 / CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/18/2025 CVE reserved
09/10/2025 +145 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-2025-43886 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323529

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2025 20:52
Updated: 10/20/2025 17:31
Changes: 09/10/2025 20:52 (61), 10/20/2025 17:31 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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