CVE-2025-36564 (GCVE-0-2025-36564)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-03 14:41 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-04 03:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/00032520… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | Encryption Admin Utilities |
Affected:
N/A , < 11.10.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-06-02 17:00
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