CVE-2025-43907
Dell Data Domain Operating System 7.7.1.0 – 7.10.1.70
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2025-43907 is a medium-severity Path Traversal: '.../...//' (CWE-35) vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 29th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-31909
Vulnerability Data
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.3.0.15, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.30, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.60, contain a Path Traversal: '.../...//'…
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vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly neutralizes path sequences so the traversal cannot be introduced or exploited.
Enforces access authorizations on the resulting pathname, blocking traversal attempts from succeeding.
Enforces information flow rules that stop unauthorized directory escapes via crafted paths.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any successful traversal by limiting accessible resources.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that neutralize traversal sequences.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect path-traversal flaws before release.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly mitigate path traversal.
Application security requirements include rules for safe file-path construction and canonicalization.
Secure architecture principles require proper directory restrictions and input sanitization to prevent traversal.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path concatenation and mandate canonicalization routines.
Information access restriction limits file reachability but does not address the input-validation flaw itself.