DSA-2025-150: Security Update for Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery for a Third-Party Component Driver Vulnerability

Summary: Dell SupportAssist OS remediation is available for a Paragon Driver Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Third-party Component

CVEs

More Information

Paragon

CVE-2025-0289

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Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release date

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery

Versions prior to 5.5.13.2

Version 5.5.13.2 or later

04/24/2025

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000177401/restore-your-system-using-dell-supportassist-os-recovery

 

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release date

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery

Versions prior to 5.5.13.2

Version 5.5.13.2 or later

04/24/2025

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000177401/restore-your-system-using-dell-supportassist-os-recovery

 

Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery auto-updates to the latest version. To verify the version, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to Control Panel.
  2. Programs -> Programs and Features.
  3. Find "Dell SupportAssist Remediation" and "Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Plugin".
  4. Verify that the version of these programs is 5.5.13.2 or later.

Alternatively, if the Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery is launched, please check the version from “About” on the application.

For more info, please refer to https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000197387/how-to-identify-the-dell-supportassist-os-recovery-version

  1. If the version is older than 5.5.13.2, please follow these steps to install the remediated version.
    1. Launch SupportAssist application from Windows Start menu.
    2. Click on Update Software on the Home page.
    3. Select the checkbox “Check for Updates”.
    4. Click on Start to install update.

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2025-04-28

Initial Release

 

Related Information

Affected Products

SupportAssist OS Recovery
Article Properties
Article Number: 000299524
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2025
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