SB20250520112 - Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery update for third-party components
Published: May 20, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250520112
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0289)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when validating the MappedSystemVa pointer before passing it to HalReturnToFirmware. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.