Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery versions prior to 5.5.13.1 contain a symbolic link attack vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary file deletion and Elevation of Privileges.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell supportassist Os Recovery
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_os_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dell supportassist
Dell supportassist Os Recovery

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00011}

epss

{'score': 0.00012}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00022}

epss

{'score': 0.00011}


Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell
Dell supportassist
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dell
Dell supportassist

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Description Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery versions prior to 5.5.13.1 contain a symbolic link attack vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary file deletion and Elevation of Privileges.
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:52:54.710Z

Reserved: 2025-01-07T06:04:12.135Z

Link: CVE-2025-22480

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:52:50.301Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-13T16:16:48.777

Modified: 2025-09-24T14:45:48.313

Link: CVE-2025-22480

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