CVE-2025-32745
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 PowerFlex Manager, version(s) <=4.6.2, contain(s) an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.
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 PowerFlex Manager versions 4.6.2 and earlier contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit weak or missing certificate validation to intercept or tamper with communications, potentially leading to information tampering.
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< 48.383.00<= 4.6.2< 3.7.8.0CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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.
-
Identify the installed Dell PowerFlex productDetermine which Dell PowerFlex product is running in your environment: PowerFlex Manager, PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog, or PowerFlex Rack. Check the product label or system documentation.Affected if Any of these three products are installed regardless of version.
-
Check PowerFlex Manager versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Manager through the management interface, system information panel, or about/version page in the admin console. Note the full version number.Affected if The installed version is 4.6.2 or earlier.
-
Check PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog through the appliance management interface, system information, or version display in the catalog administration console.Affected if The installed version is below 48.383.00 (any version before 48.383.00).
-
Check PowerFlex Rack versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Rack through the rack management interface, system information, or version display in the infrastructure management console.Affected if The installed version is below 3.7.8.0 (any version before 3.7.8.0).
Your environment is affected if you have any Dell PowerFlex Manager version 4.6.2 or earlier, PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog version below 48.383.00, or PowerFlex Rack version below 3.7.8.0.
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 data3.7.8.048.383.00
Upgrade Dell PowerFlex Manager to a version beyond 4.6.2 that contains the certificate validation fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to trusted systems and monitor for anomalous SSL/TLS traffic.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,120.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2025-32745 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-32745 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data