Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43889. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.4. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.4, LTS2024 release Versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.30, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.60, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UI. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43889 since 04/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-32911). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 8.5.0.0

Timelineinfo

04/18/2025 CVE reserved
10/07/2025 +172 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-333
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43889 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327539
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 00:19
Updated: 10/15/2025 09:15
Changes: 10/08/2025 00:19 (64), 10/08/2025 15:49 (1), 10/15/2025 09:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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