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CVE-2025-38738

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-266

Description

SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version(s) 4.8.2.29006 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the Installer. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

Affected products

• Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer: before 4.8.2.38851 — fixed in 4.8.2.38851

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer 4.8.2.38851. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000356690/dsa-2025-296-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities

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