# CVE-2025-43995: Auth bypass in Dell Storage Manager

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication in Dell Storage Manager to access internal APIs using special session keys.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q4x9-46wj-f2cj

## What is CVE-2025-43995?

CVE-2025-43995 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Storage Manager, published on 24 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43995?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Storage Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-43995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-43995 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Manager

- [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-2025-22478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22478/): XML external entity in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager (high 8.1)
- [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-2025-43995 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-43995 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Storage Manager, published on 24 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 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-2025-43995/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43995/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43995
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43995
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43995

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.