CVE-2025-38742

Local code execution via incorrect resource permissions

Published Aug 21, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Incorrect permissions in Dell iDRAC Service Module 6.0.1.0 allow local users with low privileges to execute code on the host. Dell has not disclosed the critical resource or the operation that assigns the incorrect permission to it. Exploitation requires an already low-privileged local account; Dell reports code execution, but the execution context and affected resource remain undisclosed.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permissions in Dell iDRAC Service Module 6.0.1.0 allow local users with low privileges to execute code on the host. Dell has not disclosed the critical resource or the operation that assigns the incorrect permission to it. Exploitation requires an already low-privileged local account; Dell reports code execution, but the execution context and affected resource remain undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-38742
Published
Aug 21, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Dell
Product
iDRAC Service Module
Classifications
CWE-732
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 21, 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 <6.0.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · iDRAC Service Moduleversion=N/A <6.0.3.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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