Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-287
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-43995
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| dell | storage_manager | * {"versionEndExcluding":"2020"} |
| dell | storage_manager | 2020 |
| dell | storage_manager | 2020 |
| dell | storage_manager | 2020 |
| dell | storage_manager | 2020 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- www.dell.com — Vendor Advisory
PUBLISHED 2025-10-24T11:15:38-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T07:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:35:07-04:00