What is CVE-2025-36597?

CVE-2025-36597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-36597?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Dell Avamar Server

CVE-2025-36597

Dell Avamar, versions prior to 19.12 with patch 338905, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potential…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.000 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Avamar Server — versions 19.8 through 19.12
Dell Avamar Virtual Edition — versions 19.8 through 19.12
Dell Powerprotect Dp Series Appliance (Idpa) — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000347698/dsa-2025-271-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36597?: CVE-2025-36597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Avamar Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-36597?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.