CVE-2025-29988 Memory corruption in Dell Client Platform BIOS
A local high-privileged attacker can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in Dell Client Platform BIOS to execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29988?
CVE-2025-29988 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Inspiron 3501 Firmware, published on 9 Apr 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 Client Platform BIOS contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29988?
It affects 261 products.
Products include Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 Db04250 Firmware, Dell 14 Plus Db14250 Firmware, Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1 Db06250 Firmware, Dell 16 Plus Db16250 Firmware, Dell 24 All-in-One Ec24250 Firmware, Dell 27 All-in-One Ec27250 Firmware and 255 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-29988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pqf-w7fm-5f4w.