PT-2025-6949 · Dell · Dell Supportassist Os Recovery

Mdanilor · CVE-2025-22480 · Published 2025-02-13 · Updated 2025-09-24

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery versions prior to 5.5.13.1

Description: The issue concerns 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.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 5.5.13.1, update to version 5.5.13.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting local access to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-61

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-22480

Affected Products

Dell Supportassist Os Recovery

References · 9

• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000275712/dsa-2025-051 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-22480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22480 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cybercronai/status/1891397633689735224 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/WolfgangSesin/status/1890085526331331057 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/136284 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/NightfallCVE/status/1970936590081097873 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/18035 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1890150866810007701 · Twitter Post