Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79674

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25535

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local privileged user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file to can bypass security restrictions and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SupportAssist for Home PCs: before 3.13.2.19

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000211410/dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-installer-executable-file-for-local-privilege-escalation-lpe-vulnerability

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.