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FKIE_CVE-2025-36598

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-17 20:22 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:14
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
Dell Avamar, versions prior to 19.12 with patch 338905, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Security. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to upload malicious files.
References
security_alert@emc.comhttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000347698/dsa-2025-271-security-update-for-dell-avamar-and-dell-avamar-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities
Impacted products
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  "id": "CVE-2025-36598",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:14:50.697",
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