Privilege escalation in Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs
CVE-2025-38738
SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version(s) 4.8.2.29006 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the Installer. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000356690/dsa-2025-296-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38738?
- CVE-2025-38738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38738?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-38738 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.