CVE-2025-46602

Local sensitive-data disclosure via externally accessible files

Published Oct 27, 2025 · Updated Oct 27, 2025

Information exposure in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery before 5.5.15.0 allows local users to read sensitive data from exposed files. Dell identifies sensitive information being placed in an externally accessible file or directory but does not disclose the affected file, data, or write path. Exploitation requires low privileges, local access, high complexity, and user interaction; the reported consequence excludes integrity and availability impact.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery before 5.5.15.0 allows local users to read sensitive data from exposed files. Dell identifies sensitive information being placed in an externally accessible file or directory but does not disclose the affected file, data, or write path. Exploitation requires low privileges, local access, high complexity, and user interaction; the reported consequence excludes integrity and availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46602
Published
Oct 27, 2025
Updated
Oct 27, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
SupportAssist OS Recovery
Classifications
CWE-538, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <5.5.15.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · SupportAssist OS Recoveryversion=N/A <5.5.15.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
T1005Data from Local System

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