High severity · published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2025-46685
Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.1, contain a Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
SupportAssist OS Recovery · Dell
before 5.5.15.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46685
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46685
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000401506/dsa-2025-456
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