CVE-2025-29989 Security feature bypass in Dell Client Platform BIOS
A local high-privileged attacker can bypass BIOS security version checks, potentially preventing legitimate BIOS upgrades and causing denial of service.
- 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-2025-29989?
CVE-2025-29989 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Precision 5820 Tower Firmware, published on 10 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-1328
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29989?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Dell Precision 5820 Tower Firmware, Dell Precision 7820 Tower Firmware, Dell Precision 7865 Tower Firmware, Dell Precision 7920 Tower Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5537-v9p2-j3p7.