CVE-2025-21106
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell Recover Point for Virtual Machines 6.0.X contains a Weak file system permission vulnerability. A low privileged Local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to impacting only non-sensitive resources in the system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDell Recover Point for Virtual Machines 6.0.X has weak file system permissions that allow a low-privileged local attacker to access or modify files they should not have rights to. The vulnerability is limited to non-sensitive resources, but could be chained with other vulnerabilities for escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Dell Recover Point for Virtual Machines installationLocate the Recover Point for Virtual Machines installation directory on the system. Check common installation paths or use system inventory tools to find where the product is installed.Affected if The product is installed at version 6.0.
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Verify installed product versionUse the Dell Recover Point for Virtual Machines management interface, command-line tools, or system registry to determine the exact installed version number.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.0.
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Examine file permissions on the installation directoryReview file system permissions (ACLs) on the Recover Point installation directory and its subdirectories. Check which users and groups have read, write, or modify access to critical directories and files.Affected if Non-privileged or unauthorized user accounts have elevated permissions (write or modify access) to installation directories or configuration files.
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Inspect permissions on configuration and data directoriesCheck file system permissions on configuration files, log directories, and data storage locations within the Recover Point installation. Verify that only administrative and required service accounts have access.Affected if Low-privileged local users can read or modify configuration files, scripts, or data files that should be restricted.
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Verify least-privilege access controlsCompare current file permissions against security best practices. Ensure that installation files and directories are not world-writable or accessible by non-admin users.Affected if File permissions allow access beyond the intended administrative and service accounts, indicating weak permission controls.
A system is affected if Dell Recover Point for Virtual Machines version 6.0 is installed AND file system permissions on the installation directory or related components allow low-privileged users to access or modify files they should not be able to.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReview and harden file system permissions on the Recover Point installation directory and related components to ensure least-privilege access controls. Verify that all files and directories follow secure permission models (e.g., restricted to admin/required service accounts only).
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-21106 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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