Local privilege escalation through undisclosed privilege management flaw
Published Sep 8, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper privilege management in Dell PowerScale OneFS before 9.12.0.0 allows local users with high privileges to elevate privileges. Dell identifies proprietary OneFS code but does not disclose the affected component or the incorrect privilege-management operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and local access; successful exploitation elevates privileges and can compromise data and service operation.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in Dell PowerScale OneFS before 9.12.0.0 allows local users with high privileges to elevate privileges. Dell identifies proprietary OneFS code but does not disclose the affected component or the incorrect privilege-management operation. Exploitation requires high privileges and local access; successful exploitation elevates privileges and can compromise data and service operation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43722
- Published
- Sep 8, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- PowerScale OneFS
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.5.0.0 <9.10.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.7.0.0 <9.7.1.10
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What is affected?
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