CVE-2024-38305

Aug. 21, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

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Products

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe

  • 4.0.3

Source

security_alert@emc.com

Tags

CVE-2024-38305 details

Published : Aug. 21, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified : Aug. 21, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

Description

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low-privileged authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executables on the operating system with elevated privileges.

CVSS Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7.3 8 9 10

Weakness

Weakness Name Description
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

7.3

Exploitability Score

1.3

Impact Score

5.9

Base Severity

HIGH

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