# CVE-2025-22478: XML external entity in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager

> An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit an XXE vulnerability in Dell Storage Manager to disclose and tamper with information.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjh7-gp4q-5q3r

## What is CVE-2025-22478?

CVE-2025-22478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, published on 6 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.20, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure and Information tampering.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22478?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Storage Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-22478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-22478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager

- [CVE-2025-43995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43995/): Auth bypass in Dell Storage Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14374/): Hardcoded credentials in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-43994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43994/): Missing authorization in Dell Storage Manager (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-22477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22477/): Auth bypass in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2025-46425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46425/): XML external entity in Dell Storage Manager (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-22478 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-22478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, published on 6 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22478/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22478
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22478
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-22478

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22478/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.