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 Elevation of privileges.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-46685: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.