CVE-2023-25542

Privilege escalation via unsafe installation permissions

Published Apr 6, 2023 · Updated Feb 10, 2025

Improper installation permissions in Dell Trusted Device Client before 5.3.0 allow local users to escalate privileges on Windows systems. Dell has not published which installer-created resource receives unsafe permissions or how the client later uses that resource. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and unspecified additional conditions; successful abuse grants elevated control over the host.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper installation permissions in Dell Trusted Device Client before 5.3.0 allow local users to escalate privileges on Windows systems. Dell has not published which installer-created resource receives unsafe permissions or how the client later uses that resource. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and unspecified additional conditions; successful abuse grants elevated control over the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25542
Published
Apr 6, 2023
Updated
Feb 10, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Trusted Device Client
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions prior to 5.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Trusted Device Clientversion=Versions prior to 5.3.0

Published CVSS scores

7.0DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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