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.

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 vulnerabilit…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs — versions N/A
Dell Supportassist_for_home_pcs

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security_alert@emc.com (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.