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Plaintext Storage of a Password

CVE-2025-43938

Severity Medium
Score 5/10

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