CVE-2025-29989

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS Score

Published: April 10, 2025 at 01:55 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:06 AM UTC

9 products affected across 1 vendorPrecision 5820 Tower FirmwarePrecision 7920 Tower FirmwarePrecision 7820 Tower Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM4.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Security Version Number Mutable to Older Versions vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to BIOS upgrade denial.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Precision 5820 Tower Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.42.0

Affected range stops below 2.42.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-precision-5820-tower (same device)

Precision 7820 Tower Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.46.0

Affected range stops below 2.46.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-precision-7820-tower (same device)

Precision 7865 Tower Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.18.0

Affected range stops below 1.18.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-precision-7865-tower (same device)

Precision 7920 Tower Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.46.0

Affected range stops below 2.46.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-precision-7920-tower (same device)

Client Platform BIOS · Dell

60%

v < 1.18.0v < 2.42.0v < 2.46.0

Affected range stops below 1.18.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.42.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.46.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Precision 5820 Tower · Delldevice

80%

All versions

Precision 7820 Tower · Delldevice

80%

All versions

Precision 7865 Tower · Delldevice

80%

All versions

Precision 7920 Tower · Delldevice

80%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000250131/dsa-2025-016

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000250131/dsa-2025-016

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-1328

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