DSA-2025-292: Security Update for Dell Encryption and Dell Security Management Server for an Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability

Summary: Dell Encryption and Dell Security Management Server remediations are available for an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. ...

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs

Description

CVSS Base Score

CVSS Vector String

CVE-2025-36611

Dell Encryption and Dell Security Management Server, versions prior to 11.11.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') Vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.

7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

 

Proprietary Code CVEs

Description

CVSS Base Score

CVSS Vector String

CVE-2025-36611

Dell Encryption and Dell Security Management Server, versions prior to 11.11.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') Vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.

7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

 

Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell Encryption

Versions prior to 11.11.0.1

Version 11.11.01 or later

07/28/2025

Dell Encryption | Driver Details 

Dell Security Management Server

Versions prior to 11.11.0.2

Version 11.11.0.2 or later

07/28/2025

Dell Security Management Server Driver Details

 

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell Encryption

Versions prior to 11.11.0.1

Version 11.11.01 or later

07/28/2025

Dell Encryption | Driver Details 

Dell Security Management Server

Versions prior to 11.11.0.2

Version 11.11.0.2 or later

07/28/2025

Dell Security Management Server Driver Details

 

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2025-07-28

Initial Release

 

Acknowledgements

Dell would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue.

Related Information

Affected Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000347824
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2025
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