Plaintext Storage of a Password
CVE-2025-43938
Summary
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) 19.19 and 19.20, Hyper-V contain(s) a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to gain unauthorized access with privileges of the compromised account.
- HIGH
- LOCAL
- NONE
- CHANGED
- REQUIRED
- HIGH
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password
Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published