{"id":"CVE-2025-43995","title":"Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.21, contain(s) an Improper Authentication vulnerability","summary":"Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.21, contain(s) an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mecha…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-287"],"vendor":"dell","product":"storage_manager","affected":["storage_manager < 2020","storage_manager = 2020"],"patched":["storage_manager 2020"],"published":"2025-10-24","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T23:10:00.237","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43995","references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000382899/dsa-2025-393-security-update-for-storage-center-dell-storage-manager-vulnerabilities","label":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00844,"epssPercentile":0.56392,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T23:29:32.448Z","slug":"CVE-2025-43995","body":"## Overview\n\nDell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.21, contain(s) an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass. Authentication Bypass in DSM Data Collector. An unauthenticated remote attacker can access APIs exposed by ApiProxy.war in DataCollectorEar.ear by using a special SessionKey and UserId. These userid are special users created in compellentservicesapi for special purposes.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `storage_manager < 2020`\n- `storage_manager = 2020`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `storage_manager 2020`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}