What is CVE-2025-46685?

CVE-2025-46685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Os Recovery, classified under Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-46685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Os Recovery

CVE-2025-46685

Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, versions prior to 5.5.15.1, contain a Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Supportassist Os Recovery — versions N/A

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-378 — Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000401506/dsa-2025-456 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46685?: CVE-2025-46685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Os Recovery, classified under Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-46685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.