CVE-2025-32747
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 Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
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 below contain an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows a low-privileged user with local access to escalate their privileges to a higher permission level, potentially achieving administrative or root access.
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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 the Dell PowerFlex productDetermine which Dell PowerFlex product is deployed in your environment: PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog, PowerFlex Manager, or PowerFlex RackAffected if Any of these three products are installed
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Check PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog and compare it to 48.383.00Affected if Version is less than 48.383.00
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Check PowerFlex Manager versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Manager and compare it to 4.6.2Affected if Version is 4.6.2 or lower
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Check PowerFlex Rack versionLocate the installed version of Dell PowerFlex Rack and compare it to 3.7.8.0Affected if Version is less than 3.7.8.0
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Verify local user privilegesReview local user accounts on the system to identify any unprivileged accounts that could potentially be exploited for privilege escalationAffected if Low-privileged local user accounts exist on the system
You are affected if any Dell PowerFlex product in your environment matches the affected version ranges: PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog < 48.383.00, PowerFlex Manager <= 4.6.2, or PowerFlex Rack < 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.
dbcve · scoped3.7.8.048.383.00
Contact Dell support to obtain the security patch for this vulnerability and upgrade PowerFlex Manager beyond version 4.6.2. Apply the principle of least privilege to system accounts as an interim compensating control.
PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog: 48.383.00+, PowerFlex Rack: 3.7.8.0+, PowerFlex Manager: contact vendor for patched version
- Identify the specific PowerFlex product in your environment (PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog, PowerFlex Manager, or PowerFlex Rack)
- For PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog: Upgrade to version 48.383.00 or later
- For PowerFlex Manager: Contact Dell Support to obtain the patched version as the specific fixed version is not explicitly stated in the advisory
- For PowerFlex Rack: Upgrade to version 3.7.8.0 or later
- Verify the upgrade by confirming the installed version post-remediation
- Ensure the upgrade is performed during a planned maintenance window with appropriate backups
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-32747 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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