CVE-2024-9499 json
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit installer
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-50365
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- silabs.com USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
community.silabs.com
/068Vm00000JUQwd
vendor-advisory, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-9499
- NVD CVE-2024-9499
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