CVE-2025-29988: dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250_firmware Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-29988 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-04-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.