CVE-2025-38741 (GCVE-0-2025-38741)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-04 18:22 – Updated: 2025-08-05 15:47
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Summary
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, version 4.5.0, contains a cryptographic key vulnerability in SSH. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to communication.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
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Dell Enterprise SONiC OS Affected: 4.5.0 , < 4.5.0a (semver)
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