CVE-2024-38305 json
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer.
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-37257
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs
- dell supportassist_for_home_pcs
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-38305
- NVD CVE-2024-38305
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