Link following in SupportAssist for Home PCs and SupportAssist for Business PCs - CVE-2024-52535
Published: December 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52535
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
SupportAssist for Home PCs
SupportAssist for Business PCs
SupportAssist for Home PCs
SupportAssist for Business PCs
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can
create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the
system and escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52535
Install updates from vendor's website.