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TI-2025-15097 Aliases CVE-2025-21101GHSA-q9vp-r4q6-9pf8

Race condition in Dell Display Manager

Priority LOW 28CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Dell Display Manager, versions prior to 2.3.2.20, contain a race condition vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability during installation, leading to arbitrary folder or file deletion.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00105 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Dell Display Manager (Dell): 2.3.2.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellDell Display ManagerN/A to before 2.3.2.202.3.2.20Patch availableCNA
  • Dell Display Manager VendorDell Affected N/A to before 2.3.2.20 Fixed in 2.3.2.20 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.2.20VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.2.20 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Dell Display Manager (Dell) Fixed in 2.3.2.20

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Dell Display Manager — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000267927/dsa-2025-033

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-16293 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Dell Display ManagerPriority LOW 32
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21101
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9vp-r4q6-9pf8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-15737 Improper privilege management in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-12630 Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-16293 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2023-12629 Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-15756 Link following in Dell Display Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6

Sources

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