# CVE-2025-32745: Dell PowerFlex Manager improper certificate validation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-32745-dell-powerflex-manager-improper-certificate-validation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-22. Updated: 2026-07-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-32745 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.2 · Published 2026-05-22

Dell PowerFlex Manager, a tool used to manage and automate software-defined storage infrastructure, contains a security flaw in how it validates digital certificates. An attacker on the same local network could exploit this to intercept or modify communications between the management software and other systems. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering or the exposure of sensitive management information.

Technologies: [Dell PowerFlex Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/powerflex-manager), [Dell Powerflex Appliance Intelligent Catalog](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/powerflex-appliance-intelligent-catalog), [Dell Powerflex Rack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/powerflex-rack). Vendors: [Dell](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/dell).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-32745 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-32745 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-32745?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.2, published 22 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Dell PowerFlex Manager <=4.6.2; Dell Powerflex Appliance Intelligent Catalog < 48.383.00; Dell Powerflex Rack < 3.7.8.0, < 3.8.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-32745?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-32745 attacked?** It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-32745?** Check whether you run Dell PowerFlex Manager, Dell Powerflex Appliance Intelligent Catalog or Dell Powerflex Rack at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

Dell PowerFlex Manager (versions 4.6.2 and prior) is vulnerable to improper certificate validation (CWE-295). The root cause is a failure to correctly verify the authenticity of SSL/TLS certificates during communication. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access (on the same local subnet or broadcast domain) can exploit this via a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to intercept, view, or modify data in transit, potentially leading to information tampering or disclosure. Remediation is available through vendor-provided security updates for PowerFlex Appliance and Rack configurations.

## Affected products

- Dell PowerFlex Manager <=4.6.2
- Dell PowerFlex Rack < 3.7.8.0, < 3.8.3.0
- Dell PowerFlex Appliance Intelligent Catalog < 48.383.00

## Timeline

- 2026-05-22: advisory: Initial disclosure by Dell and NVD publication

## References

- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000391392/dsa-2025-434-security-update-for-dell-powerflex-appliance-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000391392/dsa-2025-434-security-update-for-dell-powerflex-appliance-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities)
- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000391568/dsa-2025-435-security-update-for-dell-powerflex-rack-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000391568/dsa-2025-435-security-update-for-dell-powerflex-rack-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities)

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