CVE-2025-29982 in Wyse Management Suite
Summary
by MITRE • 04/02/2025
Dell Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.1, contains an Insecure Inherited Permissions vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/11/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-29982 affects Dell Wyse Management Suite versions prior to WMS 5.1 and represents a critical Insecure Inherited Permissions flaw that undermines the security posture of endpoint management infrastructure. This vulnerability resides within the permission inheritance mechanisms of the Wyse Management Suite, which is designed to manage and monitor various endpoint devices within enterprise environments. The issue manifests when the system fails to properly enforce access controls, allowing unauthorized privilege escalation through inherited permissions that should be restricted to authorized personnel only. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it can be exploited by low privileged attackers who already possess local access to the system, making it a significant concern for organizations relying on this management suite for device governance.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from improper handling of permission inheritance within the Wyse Management Suite's access control framework. When the system processes user permissions and access rights, it incorrectly inherits security contexts from parent objects or user groups, allowing lower-privileged accounts to gain access to resources and functionalities that should be restricted. This flaw typically occurs in scenarios where the system does not properly validate or sanitize permission inheritance chains, creating pathways for privilege escalation. The vulnerability can be exploited through local access points where an attacker has already established a foothold on the system, potentially leveraging the inherited permissions to access sensitive management functions, device configurations, or administrative controls that should remain restricted. This represents a classic case of inadequate access control enforcement, which aligns with CWE-284, which specifically addresses inadequate access control mechanisms.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple unauthorized access, potentially enabling attackers to compromise the entire endpoint management infrastructure. Once exploited, an attacker could gain access to device inventory information, configuration settings, and management controls that would allow them to manipulate or disable security features across multiple managed devices. The implications are particularly severe in enterprise environments where Wyse Management Suite is used to manage hundreds or thousands of endpoints, as this vulnerability could enable attackers to gain persistent access to critical infrastructure components. The attack surface is further expanded by the fact that the vulnerability requires only local access, meaning that attackers who have already compromised a system through other means could leverage this flaw to escalate their privileges and maintain long-term access to the management infrastructure. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078.004 which covers legitimate credentials and privileges obtained through exploitation of local system access.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations to address this vulnerability, beginning with upgrading to Dell Wyse Management Suite version 5.1 or later, which contains the necessary security patches. System administrators should conduct comprehensive audits of existing permission structures to identify and remediate any inherited permissions that may have been compromised, implementing the principle of least privilege to ensure that users and groups have only the minimum access rights required for their legitimate functions. Network segmentation and monitoring should be enhanced to detect anomalous access patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts, particularly around management interface access and privilege escalation activities. Additionally, organizations should review their local access controls and ensure that physical and logical access to management systems is properly restricted. The vulnerability highlights the importance of proper access control implementation and the need for regular security assessments of management infrastructure components, particularly those that handle sensitive endpoint management functions and device configurations.