CVE-2025-29983

Local privilege escalation via unsafe link resolution

Published Apr 15, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Link following in Dell Trusted Device Client before 7.0.3.0 allows local users to elevate privileges through a crafted save path. The affected data-saving path resolves a filesystem link to an unintended resource instead of rejecting it before file access. A low-privileged local user must influence the save path and trigger the affected operation; Dell has not disclosed the specific file or function involved.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link following in Dell Trusted Device Client before 7.0.3.0 allows local users to elevate privileges through a crafted save path. The affected data-saving path resolves a filesystem link to an unintended resource instead of rejecting it before file access. A low-privileged local user must influence the save path and trigger the affected operation; Dell has not disclosed the specific file or function involved.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-29983
Published
Apr 15, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Trusted Device Client
Classifications
CWE-59, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <7.0.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Trusted Device Clientversion=N/A <7.0.3.0

Published CVSS scores

6.7DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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