What is CVE-2025-43938?

CVE-2025-43938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-43938?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager

CVE-2025-43938

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 discl…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dell Powerprotect Data Manager — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43938?: CVE-2025-43938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-43938?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.