CVE-2025-43991
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.8.2 and prior and SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.3 and prior, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files only in that affected system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–7.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dell supportassist for business pcs< 4.5.3.25254nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell supportassist for home pcs< 4.8.2.29006nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (3)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000378367/dsa-2025-362-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000378367/dsa-2025-362-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000378367/dsa-2025-362-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisorynvd
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