CVE-2025-22479 Path traversal in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit a path traversal flaw in Dell Storage Manager to achieve script injection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22479?
CVE-2025-22479 is a low-severity path traversal 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.0.21, contain(s) an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Storage Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-22479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-494x-qm6q-hp39.