Dell SupportAssist Installer 4.0.3 PrivEsc via Arbitrary Exec
CVE-2024-38305 Published on August 21, 2024

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low-privileged authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executables on the operating system with elevated privileges.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-38305 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Untrusted Path Vulnerability?

The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.

CVE-2024-38305 has been classified to as an Untrusted Path vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-38305

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Affected Versions

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs: dell supportassist_for_home_pcs:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
26.02%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.