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: 5.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25535
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SupportAssist for Home PCs
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25535
Install updates from vendor's website.
SupportAssist for Home PCs - update to 3.13.2.19