What is CVE-2025-38741?

CVE-2025-38741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Enterprise Sonic Os, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-38741?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-38741 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dell Enterprise Sonic Os

CVE-2025-38741

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version 4.5.0, contains a cryptographic key vulnerability in SSH. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to communication.

EPSS: 0.002 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dell Enterprise Sonic Os — versions 4.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000340083/dsa-2025-275-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38741?: CVE-2025-38741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Enterprise Sonic Os, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-38741?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-38741 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.