CVE-2024-37142

July 31, 2024, 12:57 p.m.

7.3
High

Description

Dell Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 1.7.6, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious DLL or symbolic link exploitation, leading to arbitrary code execution and escalation of privilege

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Dell Peripheral Manager
  • ['before 1.7.6']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000225474/dsa-2024-242

Tags

security_alert@emc.com
CWE-427
2024-07-31
CVE-2024-37142

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: July 31, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: July 31, 2024, 12:57 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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