CVE-2025-43938

Credential disclosure via plaintext password storage

Published Sep 10, 2025 · Updated Sep 10, 2025

Plaintext password storage in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Hyper-V 19.19 and 19.20 allows local users to disclose stored credentials. Dell has not published the storage location or the operation that leaves the password unprotected. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction; exposed credentials grant the compromised account's privileges.

CVSS severity5.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Hyper-V 19.19 and 19.20 allows local users to disclose stored credentials. Dell has not published the storage location or the operation that leaves the password unprotected. Exploitation requires high local privileges and user interaction; exposed credentials grant the compromised account's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43938
Published
Sep 10, 2025
Updated
Sep 10, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
PowerProtect Data Manager
Classifications
CWE-256, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <19.21 build 11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · PowerProtect Data Managerversion=N/A <19.21 build 11

Published CVSS scores

4.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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