CVE-2025-22394: 
Dell Display Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Dell Display Manager, versions prior to 2.3.2.18, contains a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-22394. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 15, 2025, and affects Dell Display Manager software installations. This security flaw allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to potentially execute code and escalate privileges on affected systems (NVD, Dell Advisory).

The vulnerability is classified as a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) from NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Dell assigned it a slightly lower score of 6.7 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

The vulnerability can lead to code execution and privilege escalation when successfully exploited. The high CVSS scores indicate significant potential impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability, particularly concerning given the software's privileged access to display management functions (Dell Advisory).

Dell has released version 2.3.2.20 of the Display Manager software to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk. The patch was made available on January 8, 2025 (Dell Advisory).