VDB-332747 · CVE-2025-36553 · dsa-2025-228

Dell ControlVault3/ControlVault3 Plus ControlVault CvManager buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus. This affects the function CvManager of the component ControlVault Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-36553. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function CvManager of the component ControlVault Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the CvManager functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.14.19 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus prior to 6.2.36.47. A specially crafted ControlVault API call can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can issue an api call to trigger this vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed by Philippe Laulheret as dsa-2025-228. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36553 since 04/29/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2025).

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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

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License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2025 CVE reserved
11/18/2025 +203 days Advisory disclosed
11/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-228
Researcher: Philippe Laulheret
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36553 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332747

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2025 07:38
Changes: 11/18/2025 07:38 (65)
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