CVE-2024-38305
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 21, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 21, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-38305 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2024-38305.
| URL | Resource |
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| https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000227899/dsa-2024-312-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-installer-file-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability |
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference Dell https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000227899/dsa-2024-312-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-installer-file-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability [No types assigned] Added CWE Dell CWE-426 Added CVSS V3.1 Dell AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-38305 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-38305
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