Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SupportAssist for Home PCs - CVE-2023-25535

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SupportAssist for Home PCs - CVE-2023-25535

Published: August 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79674
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
SupportAssist for Home PCs

Detailed vulnerability 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-25535

Install updates from vendor's website.

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