Is CVE-2025-29988 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-29988 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-01-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-29988?

CVE-2025-29988 has a CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-29988?

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CVE-2025-29988 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-29988?

261 products: dell latitude 3140 2in1 firmware, dell latitude 3320 firmware, dell latitude 3330 firmware, dell latitude 3340 firmware, dell latitude 3410 firmware, and 256 more.

Description

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-121 CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DELL
Published: 4/9/2025
Last Modified: 1/12/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

dell : latitude_3140_2in1_firmwaredell : latitude_3320_firmwaredell : latitude_3330_firmwaredell : latitude_3340_firmwaredell : latitude_3410_firmwaredell : latitude_3420_firmwaredell : latitude_3430_firmwaredell : latitude_3440_firmwaredell : latitude_3450_firmwaredell : latitude_3510_firmwaredell : latitude_3520_firmwaredell : latitude_3530_firmwaredell : latitude_3540_firmwaredell : latitude_3550_firmwaredell : latitude_5320_firmwaredell : latitude_5330_firmwaredell : latitude_5340_firmwaredell : latitude_5350_firmwaredell : latitude_5420_firmwaredell : latitude_5421_firmwaredell : latitude_5430_firmwaredell : latitude_5430_rugged_laptop_firmwaredell : latitude_5431_firmwaredell : latitude_5440_firmwaredell : latitude_5450_firmwaredell : latitude_5455_firmwaredell : latitude_5520_firmwaredell : latitude_5521_firmwaredell : latitude_5530_firmwaredell : latitude_5531_firmwaredell : latitude_5540_firmwaredell : latitude_5550_firmwaredell : latitude_7030_rugged_extreme_firmwaredell : latitude_7230_rugged_extreme_firmwaredell : latitude_7320_firmwaredell : latitude_7320_detachable_firmwaredell : latitude_7330_firmwaredell : latitude_7330_rugged_laptop_firmwaredell : latitude_7340_firmwaredell : latitude_7350_firmwaredell : xps_13_9315_firmwaredell : xps_13_9340_firmwaredell : xps_13_9345_firmwaredell : xps_13_9350_firmwaredell : xps_13_plus_9320_firmwaredell : xps_14_9440_firmwaredell : xps_15_9500_firmwaredell : xps_15_9510_firmwaredell : xps_15_9520_firmwaredell : xps_15_9530_firmwaredell : xps_16_9640_firmwaredell : xps_17_9710_firmwaredell : xps_17_9720_firmwaredell : xps_17_9730_firmwaredell : xps_9315_2-in-1_firmwaredell : xps_9320_firmwaredell : alienware_area-51_aat2250_firmwaredell : alienware_aurora_act1250_firmwaredell : alienware_m15_r6_firmwaredell : alienware_m15_r7_firmwaredell : alienware_m16_r1_firmwaredell : alienware_m16_r2_firmwaredell : alienware_m18_r1_firmwaredell : alienware_m18_r2_firmwaredell : alienware_x14_r2_firmwaredell : alienware_x16_r1_firmwaredell : alienware_x16_r2_firmwaredell : chengming_3900_firmwaredell : chengming_3910_firmwaredell : chengming_3911_firmwaredell : 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250_firmwaredell : 14_plus_db14250_firmwaredell : 16_plus_2-in-1_db06250_firmwaredell : 16_plus_db16250_firmwaredell : 24_all-in-one_ec24250_firmwaredell : 27_all-in-one_ec27250_firmwaredell : g15_5510_firmwaredell : g15_5511_firmwaredell : g15_5520_firmwaredell : g15_5530_firmwaredell : g16_7620_firmwaredell : g16_7630_firmwaredell : pro_13_plus_pb13250_firmwaredell : pro_13_premium_pa13250_firmwaredell : pro_14_pc14250_firmwaredell : pro_14_plus_pb14250_firmwaredell : pro_14_premium_pa14250_firmwaredell : pro_16_pc16250_firmwaredell : pro_16_plus_pb16250_firmwaredell : pro_laptop_pc14250_firmwaredell : pro_laptop_pc16250_firmwaredell : pro_rugged_13_ra13250_firmwaredell : pro_rugged_14_rb14250_firmwaredell : tower_plus_ebt2250_firmwaredell : inspiron_13_5310_firmwaredell : inspiron_13_5320_firmwaredell : inspiron_13_5330_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5410_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5418_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5410_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5420_firmwaredell : precision_5770_firmwaredell : precision_5860_tower_firmwaredell : precision_7560_firmwaredell : precision_7670_firmwaredell : precision_7680_firmwaredell : precision_7760_firmwaredell : precision_7770_firmwaredell : precision_7780_firmwaredell : precision_7875_tower_firmwaredell : precision_7960_tower_firmwaredell : precision_tower_7865_firmwaredell : vostro_13_5310_firmwaredell : vostro_14_3420_firmwaredell : vostro_14_3430_firmwaredell : vostro_14_3440_firmwaredell : vostro_14_5410_firmwaredell : vostro_15_3510_firmwaredell : vostro_15_3520_firmwaredell : vostro_15_3530_firmwaredell : vostro_15_5510_firmwaredell : vostro_15_7510_firmwaredell : vostro_16_5630_firmwaredell : vostro_16_5640_firmwaredell : vostro_3020_small_desktop_firmwaredell : vostro_3020_tower_desktop_firmwaredell : vostro_3030_firmwaredell : vostro_3030s_firmwaredell : vostro_3400_firmwaredell : vostro_3500_firmwaredell : vostro_3690_firmwaredell : vostro_3710_firmwaredell : vostro_3890_firmwaredell : vostro_3910_firmwaredell : vostro_5320_firmwaredell : vostro_5620_firmwaredell : vostro_5890_firmwaredell : vostro_7620_firmwaredell : xps_13_9305_firmwaredell : xps_13_9310_firmwaredell : xps_13_9310_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5430_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5440_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_5441_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_7420_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_7430_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_7440_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_7441_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_plus_7420_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_plus_7430_firmwaredell : inspiron_14_plus_7440_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_3511_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_3520_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_3530_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_5510_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_5518_firmwaredell : inspiron_15_7510_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_5620_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_5630_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_5640_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_7610_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_7630_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_7640_2-in-1_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_plus_7620_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_plus_7630_firmwaredell : inspiron_16_plus_7640_firmwaredell : inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmwaredell : inspiron_24_5430_all-in-one_firmwaredell : inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one_firmwaredell : inspiron_27_7730_all-in-one_firmwaredell : inspiron_3020_desktop_firmwaredell : inspiron_3020_small_desktop_firmwaredell : inspiron_3030_firmwaredell : inspiron_3030s_firmwaredell : inspiron_3501_firmwaredell : inspiron_3891_firmwaredell : inspiron_3910_firmwaredell : inspiron_5410_all-in-one_firmwaredell : inspiron_7710_all-in-one_firmwaredell : latitude_3140_firmwaredell : latitude_7350_detachable_firmwaredell : latitude_7420_firmwaredell : latitude_7430_firmwaredell : latitude_7440_firmwaredell : latitude_7450_firmwaredell : latitude_7455_firmwaredell : latitude_7520_firmwaredell : latitude_7530_firmwaredell : latitude_7640_firmwaredell : latitude_7650_firmwaredell : latitude_9330_firmwaredell : latitude_9420_firmwaredell : latitude_9430_firmwaredell : latitude_9440_2-in-1_firmwaredell : latitude_9450_firmwaredell : latitude_9520_firmwaredell : optiplex_3000_micro_firmwaredell : optiplex_3000_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : optiplex_3000_tower_firmwaredell : optiplex_3000_thin_client_firmwaredell : optiplex_3090_ultra_firmwaredell : optiplex_5000_micro_firmwaredell : optiplex_5000_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : optiplex_5000_tower_firmwaredell : optiplex_5090_micro_firmwaredell : optiplex_5090_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : optiplex_5090_tower_firmwaredell : optiplex_5400_all-in-one_firmwaredell : optiplex_5490_all-in-one_firmwaredell : optiplex_7000_micro_firmwaredell : optiplex_7000_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : optiplex_7000_tower_firmwaredell : optiplex_7000_xe_micro_firmwaredell : optiplex_7090_tower_firmwaredell : optiplex_7090_ultra_firmwaredell : optiplex_7400_all-in-one_firmwaredell : optiplex_7490_all-in-one_firmwaredell : optiplex_aio_7420_firmwaredell : optiplex_all-in-one_7410_firmwaredell : optiplex_micro_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_micro_plus_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_micro_7020_firmwaredell : optiplex_sff_7020_firmwaredell : optiplex_small_form_factor_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_small_form_factor_plus_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_tower_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_tower_plus_7010_firmwaredell : optiplex_tower_7020_firmwaredell : optiplex_xe4_sff_firmwaredell : optiplex_xe4_tower_firmwaredell : precision_3260_xe_compact_firmwaredell : precision_3260_compact_firmwaredell : precision_3280_cff_firmwaredell : precision_3450_firmwaredell : precision_3460_xe_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : precision_3460_small_form_factor_firmwaredell : precision_3470_firmwaredell : precision_3480_firmwaredell : precision_3490_firmwaredell : precision_3560_firmwaredell : precision_3561_firmwaredell : precision_3570_firmwaredell : precision_3571_firmwaredell : precision_3580_firmwaredell : precision_3581_firmwaredell : precision_3590_firmwaredell : precision_3591_firmwaredell : precision_3650_tower_firmwaredell : precision_3660_firmwaredell : precision_3680_tower_firmwaredell : precision_5470_firmwaredell : precision_5480_firmwaredell : precision_5490_firmwaredell : precision_5550_firmwaredell : precision_5560_firmwaredell : precision_5570_firmwaredell : precision_5680_firmwaredell : precision_5690_firmwaredell : precision_5750_firmwaredell : precision_5760_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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CVE-2025-29988. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2025-29988

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CVE-2025-29988 vulnerability