Is CVE-2025-43889 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43889 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43889?

CVE-2025-43889 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43889?

CVE-2025-43889 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43889?

Upgrade data domain operating system to 8.5.0.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43889

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.4, LTS2024 release Versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.30, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.60, contain an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UI. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

data domain operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 8.0.0.0, < 8.5.0.0Fixed in:8.5.0.0CVE-2025-43889derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-14.