CVE-2025-38741Network attack vector

SSH communication disclosure via hard-coded keys

Published Aug 4, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2025

Hard-coded cryptographic keys in Dell Enterprise SONiC Distribution 4.5.0 allow remote attackers to access SSH communications. Dell identifies the affected locus as the SSH server ECDSA and RSA key pairs, which the 4.5.0 image leaves with hard-coded key material. Unauthenticated network reachability to SSH is sufficient, and the documented consequence is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded cryptographic keys in Dell Enterprise SONiC Distribution 4.5.0 allow remote attackers to access SSH communications. Dell identifies the affected locus as the SSH server ECDSA and RSA key pairs, which the 4.5.0 image leaves with hard-coded key material. Unauthenticated network reachability to SSH is sufficient, and the documented consequence is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-38741
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2025
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Enterprise SONiC Distribution
Classifications
CWE-321, CWE-798
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.5.0 <4.5.0a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Enterprise SONiC Distributionversion=4.5.0 <4.5.0a

Published CVSS scores

7.5Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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