Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs
CVE-2023-48670

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dell
Status
SupportAssist Client Consumer
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 December 2023

What is CVE-2023-48670?

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 3.14.1 and earlier are affected by a privilege escalation flaw in the installer. This vulnerability may allow a local, low-privileged authenticated attacker to exploit the system. By leveraging this vulnerability, attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the entire operating system.

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Affected Version(s)

SupportAssist Client Consumer 3.14.2.45116

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220677/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell would like to thank Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) for reporting this issue.
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