DSA-2025-269: Security Update for Dell NetWorker Multiple Third-party Component Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell NetWorker remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

Critical

Details

Third-party Component CVEs More Information
Libxml CVE-2016-4448, CVE-2017-7376, CVE-2016-4658, CVE-2017-7375, CVE-2015-8710, CVE-2017-16931, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2021-3518, CVE-2017-5130, CVE-2017-15412, CVE-2016-5131, CVE-2021-3517, CVE-2016-1762, CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2022-40304, CVE-2016-1840, CVE-2015-6837, CVE-2016-4483, CVE-2015-8806, CVE-2016-3627, CVE-2024-25062, CVE-2016-4447, CVE-2010-4494, CVE-2018-14404, CVE-2015-6838, CVE-2022-40303, CVE-2017-16932, CVE-2019-19956, CVE-2022-23308, CVE-2015-5312, CVE-2016-4449, CVE-2012-5134, CVE-2013-0339, CVE-2012-2871, CVE-2016-9596, CVE-2023-45322, CVE-2016-2073, CVE-2017-18258, CVE-2016-9598, CVE-2023-29469, CVE-2021-3541, CVE-2022-29824, CVE-2023-28484, CVE-2015-8241, CVE-2021-3537, CVE-2015-8242, CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2015-7500, CVE-2014-3660, CVE-2015-7499, CVE-2012-0841, CVE-2013-2877, CVE-2015-7497, CVE-2015-7498, CVE-2015-8317, CVE-2013-0338, CVE-2010-4008 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/searchThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
OpenSSL CVE-2022-1292, CVE-2022-2068, CVE-2023-4807, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-2650, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2024-0727, CVE-2023-0465, CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-5678, CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2022-2097 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/searchThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

 

Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product Software/Firmware Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
NetWorker NetWorker Server, Networker Client, Networker Storage Version Prior to 19.13 Version 19.13 or later NetWorker Downloads Area

 

Product Software/Firmware Affected Versions Remediated Versions Link
NetWorker NetWorker Server, Networker Client, Networker Storage Version Prior to 19.13 Version 19.13 or later NetWorker Downloads Area

 

Notes:

    1. The Affected Products and Remediation table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions and may be updated as more information becomes available.
    2. Versions prior to 19.13 means 19.12.x, 19.11.x, 19.10.x, 19.9.x, 19.8.x, and 19.7.x family of releases that are still under standard support. For more refer to Dell End-of-Life Product List for Converged Infrastructure and Storage. 
    3. Unless specified as impacted, the term “later releases” encompasses all NetWorker releases, under standard support, that are of a higher minor or major version than the specified release. Dell recommends that you always upgrade to the latest release/version for your product.
    4. Starting with NetWorker version 19.3, support for Flexera licensing has been discontinued due to end-of-life status. Networker has transitioned to a framework supporting both XML served and unserved licensing models. Refer to Dell NetWorker 19.13 Licensing Guide for more information. 
    5. Platforms: Windows & Linux (All variants and flavors are impacted).

    Workarounds & Mitigations

    None

    Revision History

    Revision DateDescription
    1.02025-07-01Initial Release
    2.02025-08-19Updated the 'Affected and Remediated Versions' and 'Additional Information' sections
    3.02025-12-02Removed cJSON utils CVE-2023-50471, CVE-2023-50472, CVE-2024-31755, and CVE-2023-53154

     

    Related Information

    Dell Security Advisories and Notices
    Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
    CVSS Scoring Guide

    Legal Disclaimer

    Affected Products

    NetWorker Family
    Article Properties
    Article Number: 000338743
    Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
    Last Modified: 02 Dec 2025
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