Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery up to 5.5.14.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery up to 5.5.14.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-38746. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery up to 5.5.14.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.14.0, contains an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.

The weakness was presented by Bugzzzhunter as dsa-2025-315. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-38746 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 245591 (Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2025-315)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.5.14.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (245591). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 245591
Nessus Name: Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2025-315)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SupportAssist OS Recovery 5.5.14.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +112 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/18/2025 +12 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-315
Researcher: Bugzzzhunter
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-38746 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-38746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319088

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 23:59
Updated: 08/18/2025 19:19
Changes: 08/06/2025 23:59 (65), 08/08/2025 23:00 (2), 08/18/2025 19:19 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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