Local privilege escalation via incorrect buffer length
Published Aug 21, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Buffer access with an incorrect length in Dell iDRAC Service Module before 6.0.3.0 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Dell identifies the flaw only as an incorrect length used for a buffer access and has not disclosed the affected component, function, or input path. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability through elevated code execution.
Summary
What happened
Buffer access with an incorrect length in Dell iDRAC Service Module before 6.0.3.0 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Dell identifies the flaw only as an incorrect length used for a buffer access and has not disclosed the affected component, function, or input path. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability through elevated code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-38743
- Published
- Aug 21, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- iDRAC Service Module
- Classifications
- CWE-805, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <6.0.3.0
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