Unauthenticated data disclosure via REST API authentication flaw
Published Oct 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 7, 2025
Authentication failure in the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain REST API allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected data. Dell has not published which authentication algorithm or REST API operation is implemented incorrectly, nor how crafted requests trigger the failure. Unauthenticated reachability affects Feature Release 7.7.1.0 and later before 8.3.0.10, LTS2024 7.13.1.0 and later before 7.13.1.30, and LTS2023 7.10.1.0 and later before 7.10.1.60; reported impact is limited to confidentiality.
Summary
What happened
Authentication failure in the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain REST API allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected data. Dell has not published which authentication algorithm or REST API operation is implemented incorrectly, nor how crafted requests trigger the failure. Unauthenticated reachability affects Feature Release 7.7.1.0 and later before 8.3.0.10, LTS2024 7.13.1.0 and later before 7.13.1.30, and LTS2023 7.10.1.0 and later before 7.10.1.60; reported impact is limited to confidentiality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43727
- Published
- Oct 7, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- PowerProtect Data Domain
- Classifications
- CWE-303, CAPEC-90, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=7.10.1.0 <7.10.1.60
- Affected versionversion=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.30
- Affected versionversion=7.7.1.0 <8.3.0.10
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