CVE-2025-36597 (GCVE-0-2025-36597)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-17 19:05 – Updated: 2026-02-17 19:05
VLAI?
Summary
Dell Avamar, versions prior to 19.12 with patch 338905, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Dell | Avamar Server |
Affected:
19.8 through 19.12 , < Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later
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Credits
Dell would like to thank zzcentury for reporting this issue
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Nomenclature
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