CVE-2025-43995
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Publication date: 2025-10-24

Last updated on: 2025-11-04

Assigner: Dell

Description
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 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.
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Published
2025-10-24
Last Modified
2025-11-04
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2025-43995
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dell storage_manager to 2020 (exc)
dell storage_manager 2020
dell storage_manager 2020
dell storage_manager 2020
dell storage_manager 2020
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CWE ID Description
CWE-287 When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Authentication issue in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager version 20.1.21. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it by accessing APIs exposed by ApiProxy.war in DataCollectorEar.ear using special SessionKey and UserId values. These special user IDs are created for specific purposes in compellentservicesapi, allowing the attacker to bypass protection mechanisms and authentication controls.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to sensitive APIs. This can lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, potentially allowing the attacker to manipulate data, disrupt services, or gain further access within the environment.

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