CVE-2025-22480 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

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.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Overview

First reported 1 week ago

2025-02-13 16:16:00

Last updated 4 days ago

2025-02-18 18:39:00

Affected Software

Dell SupportAssist

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000275712/dsa-2025-051

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000275712/dsa-2025-051

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