CVE-2025-36568

Credential exposure via undisclosed local mechanism

Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated Apr 17, 2026

Insufficiently protected credentials in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS through 8.5 allow local users to expose credentials. Dell has not published the affected credential store, file, or protection failure that permits the disclosure. Low-privileged local access is required, and exposed credentials grant the compromised account's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Insufficiently protected credentials in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS through 8.5 allow local users to expose credentials. Dell has not published the affected credential store, file, or protection failure that permits the disclosure. Low-privileged local access is required, and exposed credentials grant the compromised account's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-36568
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Vendor
Unity Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS
Classifications
CWE-522, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.13.1.60 or later
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <8.3.1.30 or later
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <8.6.0.0 or later

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Unity Technologies · PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFSversion=0 <7.13.1.60 or later; version=0 <8.3.1.30 or later; version=0 <8.6.0.0 or later

Published CVSS scores

7.8DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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