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Data Protection AdvisorApplication · Dell

CVE-2025-46699

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 19.12 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Dell Data Protection Advisor, versions prior to 19.12, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability in the Server. 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 · moderate confidence

This is a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor's Server component. The application fails to properly neutralize special elements used in its template engine before rendering user-supplied input, allowing low-privileged remote attackers to inject template syntax that could be interpreted by the engine and lead to disclosure of sensitive information.

MitigationUpgrade to Dell Data Protection Advisor version 19.12 or later which contains the vendor patch for this template injection vulnerability.

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
Data Protection AdvisorApplication
Affected:>= 19.9, < 19.12

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Dell Data Protection Advisor version
    Check the application's About or version information panel in the management console, or query the installed software via system package manager or Windows Programs and Features
    Affected if The displayed version falls within the range 19.9 to 19.11.x (inclusive)
  2. Confirm the Server component is deployed
    Locate the Data Protection Advisor Server installation directory and verify the server executable or service is present and running
    Affected if The Server component is installed and operational
  3. Verify network exposure of the web interface
    Check if the Data Protection Advisor web management interface is accessible from the network by reviewing firewall rules, IIS/web server bindings, or by attempting to access the login page via browser
    Affected if The web interface is network-accessible to untrusted users
  4. Identify template input points
    Review application logs or capture network traffic during normal operation to identify which parameters or input fields accept user data that gets processed by the template engine
    Affected if User-supplied input fields exist that interact with the template engine

You are affected if Dell Data Protection Advisor Server version is 19.9 or higher but below 19.12, and the web interface is accessible to remote attackers who could supply malicious template syntax.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 19.12 or later
Fixed in 19.12
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Dell Data Protection Advisor version 19.12 or later which contains the vendor patch for this template injection vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

19.12

  1. 1. Identify current Data Protection Advisor version through the admin console or CLI
  2. 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
  3. 3. Backup the current DPA configuration and database
  4. 4. Download Dell Data Protection Advisor version 19.12 from Dell support portal (support.dell.com)
  5. 5. Follow Dell's documented upgrade procedure for DPA 19.12
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version in the admin console
  7. 7. Validate that the DPA services are running correctly
  8. 8. Test critical backup and monitoring functionality

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Data Protection Advisor Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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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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