CVE-2025-53398
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Portrait Dell Color Management application 3.3.8 for Dell monitors has Insecure Permissions,
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Portrait Dell Color Management application 3.3.8 for Dell monitors ships with insecure file system or service permissions that allow low-privileged users to modify executable files, configuration files, or service binaries, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.3.008CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Portrait Dell Color Management installationSearch for the application in typical installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\, C:\Program Files (x86)\Portrait Displays\, or C:\Program Files\Dell\. Use commands like 'dir /s /b "*Portrait*Color*Management*"' or check Add/Remove Programs.Affected if The application directory exists on the system.
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Identify installed versionCheck the version of Portrait Dell Color Management by right-clicking the executable (typically named PDColMan.exe, ColorManagement.exe, or similar), selecting Properties, and viewing the Details tab for File Version or Product Version. Alternatively, check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry related to Portrait Dell Color Management.Affected if The installed version is 3.3.008 or lower (any version <= 3.3.008).
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Verify executable file permissionsRight-click the main executable in the application directory, select Properties, go to the Security tab, and check the permissions for Users or authenticated users. Verify if Write or Modify permissions are granted to non-privileged accounts.Affected if Users or authenticated users have Write or Modify permissions on the executable file.
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Verify configuration file permissionsInspect all .ini, .cfg, .xml, or .config files in the application directory. Check their permissions to determine if standard users can modify them.Affected if Standard users have Write or Modify permissions on configuration files.
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Verify service binary permissionsOpen Services (services.msc), locate any service related to Portrait Dell Color Management or Dell Color Management, right-click and select Properties, note the path to the executable, then check permissions on that binary file.Affected if The service binary is writable by non-privileged users.
The system is affected if Portrait Dell Color Management version 3.3.008 or lower is installed AND low-privileged users have Write or Modify permissions on the application executables, configuration files, or service binaries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAudit and remediate file system permissions on the application directory and any associated services to ensure only administrators can write to executables, configurations, and service-related files; restrict service binary and configuration modification to privileged accounts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53398 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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