CVE-2024-52535CWE-61

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink)…

High · published December 25, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00551 · 45.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-61 · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Published
2024-12-25T14:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 DEC 14:41Z
    Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink)…
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