Vulnerability · Published Jul 31, 2024 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2024-37142
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Dell Peripheral Manager from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Dell Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 1.7.6, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious DLL or symbolic link exploitation, leading to arbitrary code execution and escalation of privilege
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Dell Peripheral Manager | N/A – before 1.7.6 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000225474/dsa-2024-242 vendor-advisory