Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Software

Summary

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs and Business PCs contains a vulnerability related to symbolic link attacks in the software's remediation component. This issue allows low-privileged, authenticated users to exploit the vulnerability, potentially escalating their privileges. Such exploitation may result in unauthorized deletion of files and folders from affected systems, posing significant risks to data integrity. Users are urged to update to the latest versions to mitigate potential threats and enhance security.

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