CVE-2025-26484Network attack vector

Privileged service interruption via XML external entities

Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Aug 14, 2025

XML external entity injection in Dell CloudLink 8.0 through 8.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service via crafted XML. Dell has not disclosed the XML-processing component, request field, or parser operation that permits external entity resolution. Exploitation requires high privileges and remote access, and Dell does not specify whether the resulting service failure is a hang, crash, or reboot.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XML external entity injection in Dell CloudLink 8.0 through 8.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service via crafted XML. Dell has not disclosed the XML-processing component, request field, or parser operation that permits external entity resolution. Exploitation requires high privileges and remote access, and Dell does not specify whether the resulting service failure is a hang, crash, or reboot.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-26484
Published
Aug 14, 2025
Updated
Aug 14, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
CloudLink
Classifications
CWE-611, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.0 <=8.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · CloudLinkversion=8.0 <=8.1.1

Published CVSS scores

4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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