Is CVE-2025-29989 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-29989 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-29989?

CVE-2025-29989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-29989?

CVE-2025-29989 has an EPSS score of 0.12% (2th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-29989?

Upgrade precision 5820 tower firmware to 2.42.0 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-29989

LOW

3.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Security Version Number Mutable to Older Versions vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to BIOS upgrade denial.

CWE-1328

How to fix

Remediation Available

precision 5820 tower firmwareNVD

Affected:< 2.42.0Fixed in:2.42.0CVE-2025-29989derived from NVD

precision 7820 tower firmwareNVD

Affected:< 2.46.0Fixed in:2.46.0CVE-2025-29989derived from NVD

precision 7865 tower firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.18.0Fixed in:1.18.0CVE-2025-29989derived from NVD

precision 7920 tower firmwareNVD

Affected:< 2.46.0Fixed in:2.46.0CVE-2025-29989derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-18.