CVE-2025-22476
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 Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.20, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote execution.
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 Storage Manager version 20.1.20 contains a command injection vulnerability where improper neutralization of special elements in commands allows a low-privileged attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary commands remotely, achieving code execution on the affected system.
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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< 2020= 2020CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 if Dell Storage Manager is installedSearch for Dell Storage Manager in installed programs or check for its installation directory (typically under C:\Program Files\Dell or C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell on Windows, or /opt/dell on Linux)Affected if Dell Storage Manager software is present on the system
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Determine the installed version of Dell Storage ManagerCheck the application's About or Version information within the DSM client interface, or look for a version file in the installation directory (often named version.txt, about.ini, or similar)Affected if The version is listed as 20.1.20, 2020, or any version equal to 2020 or earlier than 2020 (note: versions are labeled as 2020 or 20.1.20)
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Verify if the DSM server service is accessible on the networkCheck if the Dell Storage Manager server port (default is 3033 for the Data Collector, or 443 for the Admin UI) is listening and exposed to adjacent network segmentsAffected if DSM server ports are open and reachable from network segments accessible to untrusted users
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Check for unexpected user accounts or sessionsReview DSM user accounts for unknown low-privileged users, and check running processes for unexpected command execution tied to DSM servicesAffected if Unknown low-privileged user accounts exist or suspicious command execution is observed in DSM-related processes
If Dell Storage Manager version 20.1.20 or 2020 is installed and its management interface is network-accessible, the system is affected by this command injection vulnerability.
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 data2020
Apply vendor-provided patches when available. If no patch exists, implement strict input validation and avoid passing unsanitized user input to system command execution functions. Network segmentation can limit the attack surface for adjacent network attackers.
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