# CVE-2025-29986: Auth bypass in Common Event Enabler

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass communication restrictions in Dell Common Event Enabler to gain unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqr7-4wx7-gmfx

## What is CVE-2025-29986?

CVE-2025-29986 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Common Event Enabler, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Common Event Enabler, version(s) CEE 9.0.0.0, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in the Common Anti-Virus Agent (CAVA). An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.

Weakness: CWE-923 (Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Common Event Enabler.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-29986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-29986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Common Event Enabler

- [CVE-2024-28964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28964/): Deserialization in Common Event Enabler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-32477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32477/): Privilege escalation in Common Event Enabler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-29985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29985/): Misconfiguration in Common Event Enabler (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-29986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-29986 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Common Event Enabler, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Common Event Enabler. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.