Detections
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CVE-2025-38738

high

Description

SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version(s) 4.8.2.29006 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the Installer. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000356690/dsa-2025-296-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-08-14

Updated: 2025-08-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00012