CVE-2025-46425Network attack vector

Authenticated file disclosure via external XML entities

Published Oct 24, 2025 · Updated Oct 24, 2025

XXE in Dell Storage Manager before 2020 R1.21 allows remote authenticated users to read files through crafted XML. Dell identifies external-entity processing but does not disclose the parser, request handler, or XML field that resolves the entity. Exploitation requires a low-privileged account with network access and exposes data readable by the Data Collector without changing or interrupting it.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XXE in Dell Storage Manager before 2020 R1.21 allows remote authenticated users to read files through crafted XML. Dell identifies external-entity processing but does not disclose the parser, request handler, or XML field that resolves the entity. Exploitation requires a low-privileged account with network access and exposes data readable by the Data Collector without changing or interrupting it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46425
Published
Oct 24, 2025
Updated
Oct 24, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Storage Manager
Classifications
CWE-611, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <2020 R1.21

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Storage Managerversion=N/A <2020 R1.21

Published CVSS scores

6.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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