Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38742
Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability.
Published Aug 21, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM)
Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38742. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2025-38743 · High
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.12%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) N/A <6.0.3.0
Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) N/A <6.0.3.0N/A <6.0.3.0
How to fix CVE-2025-38742
Upgrade
CVE-2025-38742 lists a fix boundary at 6.0.3.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in N/A <6.0.3.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38742. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) N/A <6.0.3.0 N/A <6.0.3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 21, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38742
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-38742
30-day exploitation probability 0.12%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25485
Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
- EUVDOct 22, 2026