CVE-2025-21101 Race condition in Dell Display Manager

Medium 6.6 Published 15 Jan 2025 Updated 15 Jan 2025

A local attacker can exploit a race condition during installation to arbitrarily delete folders or files in Dell Display Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-21101?

CVE-2025-21101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Display Manager, published on 15 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell Display Manager, versions prior to 2.3.2.20, contain a race condition vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability during installation, leading to arbitrary folder or file deletion.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Display Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-21101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q9vp-r4q6-9pf8.