Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery <5.5.15.1: Temp File Insecure Perms (Escalation)
CVE-2025-46685 Published on January 13, 2026
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-46685 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
Opening temporary files without appropriate measures or controls can leave the file, its contents and any function that it impacts vulnerable to attack.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-46685
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Affected Versions
Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery:- Before 5.5.15.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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