What is CVE-2025-38742?

CVE-2025-38742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Idrac Service Module (Ism), classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2025-38742?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-38742 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dell Idrac Service Module (Ism)

CVE-2025-38742

Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading…

EPSS: 0.000 (6.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Idrac Service Module (Ism) — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000359617/dsa-2025-311-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38742?: CVE-2025-38742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Idrac Service Module (Ism), classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-38742?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-38742 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.