Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2024 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2024-52535

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in SupportAssist for Business PCs from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	SupportAssist for Home PCs	N/A – before 4.6.2
Dell	SupportAssist for Business PCs	N/A – before 4.5.1

Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000261086/dsa-2024-470-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities vendor-advisory