7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-5316
Dell SupportAssist DLL Injection Vulnerability
Description

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated low privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the loading of arbitrary DLLs by the SupportAssist binaries, resulting in the privileged execution of arbitrary code.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 2, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5316 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell supportassist_for_business_pcs
2 Dell supportassist_for_home_pcs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-5316.

URL Resource
http://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN320101 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5316 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN320101 No Types Assigned http://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN320101 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-427
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated low privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the loading of arbitrary DLLs by the SupportAssist binaries, resulting in the privileged execution of arbitrary code. Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated low privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the loading of arbitrary DLLs by the SupportAssist binaries, resulting in the privileged execution of arbitrary code.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5316 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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