CVE-2025-43938

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.0

Exploit probability—

ProductDell Powerprotect Data Manager

PublishedSep 10, 2025

First seenSep 10, 2025

Weakness typeCWE-256CWE-256

How to fix

Update

dell powerprotect_data_manager19.21 or later

Vendor advisories

dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-security-vulnerabilities

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
dell powerprotect_data_manager	v < 19.21	19.21

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