Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU101903

Link following in SupportAssist for Business PCs and SupportAssist for Home PCs - CVE-2024-52535

Published: December 23, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101903

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52535

CWE-ID: CWE-59

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

SupportAssist for Business PCs
SupportAssist for Home PCs

How to mitigate CVE-2024-52535

Install updates from vendor's website.

SupportAssist for Business PCs - update to 4.5.1
SupportAssist for Home PCs - update to 4.6.2

External References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000261086/dsa-2024-470-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities

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