CVE-2025-36612 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Business PCs
A local low-privileged attacker can exploit incorrect privilege assignment in Dell SupportAssist to elevate privileges.
- 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-2025-36612?
CVE-2025-36612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs, published on 14 Aug 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
SupportAssist for Business PCs, version(s) 4.5.3 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Supportassist for Business Pcs.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36612?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq44-ccrg-fjfr.