CVE-2025-36568: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS for client of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.50, contain an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential exposure. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the system with privileges of the compromised account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS for client versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, including LTS2025 and LTS2024 releases, contains a CWE-522 vulnerability where credentials are insufficiently protected. A low privileged local attacker could exploit this to expose credentials and gain access with the compromised account's privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with attack vector limited to local access and requiring high attack complexity and low privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a low privileged local attacker to expose sensitive credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access with the privileges of the compromised account. This can result in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users only to reduce risk.
CVE-2025-36568: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS
Description
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS for client of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.20, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.50, contain an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to credential exposure. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the system with privileges of the compromised account.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain BoostFS for client versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.5, including LTS2025 and LTS2024 releases, contains a CWE-522 vulnerability where credentials are insufficiently protected. A low privileged local attacker could exploit this to expose credentials and gain access with the compromised account's privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with attack vector limited to local access and requiring high attack complexity and low privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a low privileged local attacker to expose sensitive credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access with the privileges of the compromised account. This can result in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users only to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-15T21:29:33.584Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e1f70182d89c981fb0d492
Added to database: 4/17/2026, 9:01:53 AM
Last enriched: 4/17/2026, 9:17:01 AM
Last updated: 4/17/2026, 11:13:13 AM
Views: 4
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