CVE-2025-45378 is a critical vulnerability affecting Dell CloudLink versions 8.0 through 8.1.2, where a restricted shell can be bypassed. A privileged user with known credentials can escape into a full command shell, leading to privilege escalation and unauthorized system access, especially if SSH is enabled. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0, <= 8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:cloudlink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:dell:cloudlink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 1.7 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.