CVE-2025-29988

MEDIUMNVD 6.96.9—

6.9

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 v3: 6.9
EG Score: 6.9(medium)
EPSS: 26.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 9, 2025

Last Modified

January 12, 2026

References (1)

security_alert@emchttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000283859/dsa-2025-088

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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What is CVE-2025-29988?

CVE-2025-29988 is a medium vulnerability published on April 9, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-29988 disclosed?

CVE-2025-29988 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2025, with the most recent update on January 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-29988 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-29988 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2025-29988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-29988?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-29988, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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