CVE-2025-38745
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 OpenManage Enterprise, versions 3.10, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, contains an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in the Backup and Restore. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
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 · high confidenceDell OpenManage Enterprise contains an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in the Backup and Restore functionality. A low-privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information that is being written to log files.
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= 3.10= 4.0= 4.1.0= 4.2.0CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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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Confirm OpenManage Enterprise installationIdentify whether Dell OpenManage Enterprise is installed in your environment, typically as a Windows service or Linux application.Affected if The software is not installed - this CVE does not apply.
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Check installed versionDetermine the exact version number of the Dell OpenManage Enterprise installation and compare it to the affected versions: 3.10, 4.0, 4.1.0, and 4.2.0.Affected if The installed version matches 3.10, 4.0, 4.1.0, or 4.2.0 - the environment falls within the affected version range.
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Locate Backup and Restore logsFind log files generated by the Backup and Restore functionality in the OpenManage Enterprise installation directory or designated log folder.Affected if Backup and Restore logs exist in the environment - the vulnerability applies if these logs are being generated.
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Examine logs for sensitive informationSearch through Backup and Restore log files for unintended sensitive data such as credentials, tokens, passwords, API keys, or encryption keys that should not be recorded.Affected if Sensitive information such as credentials, tokens, or encryption keys is present in Backup and Restore logs - the vulnerability is present.
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Verify log file access permissionsReview file system permissions on Backup and Restore log files to determine whether low-privileged users or remote attackers could read these files.Affected if Low-privileged users can read the Backup and Restore logs - the sensitive information is accessible to potential attackers.
You are affected if you are running Dell OpenManage Enterprise version 3.10, 4.0, 4.1.0, or 4.2.0 and the Backup and Restore logs contain sensitive information that is accessible to low-privileged users.
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 dataImplement proper sanitization or removal of sensitive data (such as credentials, tokens, or encryption keys) from log output in the Backup and Restore component, and audit existing logs for any exposed sensitive information.
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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-2025-38745 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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