CVE-2024-9490CWE-427

Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Silicon Labs IDE installer

High · published January 24, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00188 · 8.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2025-01-24T14:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JAN 14:26Z
    Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Silicon Labs IDE installer
    cvelistv5