Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.1, contain a Creation of…
Priority LOW 35CWE-378Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.1, contain a Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00106 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SupportAssist OS Recovery (Dell): 5.5.15.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SupportAssist OS Recovery (Dell) Fixed in 5.5.15.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rrv-w2q8-6fwm
References
More Dell Supportassist Os Recovery vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26080 Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.14.0, contain a Creation of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-16371 Link following in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-10109 Authentication bypass in Dell OS Recovery Tool CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-29362 Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.1, contain a Creation of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2025-29311 Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.0, contain an Insertion of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-26079 Information disclosure in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-46685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rrv-w2q8-6fwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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