Vulnerability · CVE-2025-36597
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.
Published Feb 17, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 6, 2026 · Dell Avamar Server
Last checked Nov 13, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-36597. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Dell Avamar Server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.34%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Dell Avamar Server 19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later
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 information disclosure.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Dell Avamar Server 19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later
How to fix CVE-2025-36597
Upgrade
CVE-2025-36597 lists a fix boundary at Version. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-36597. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Dell Avamar Server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Dell Avamar Server 19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later 19.8 through 19.12 <Version 19.12 with CHF 338905 or later. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 17, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
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 information disclosure.
Mar 6, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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 information disclosure.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-36597
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-36597
30-day exploitation probability 0.34%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207705
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
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 13, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 13, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 8, 2026
- EUVDNov 8, 2026