DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in USBXpress Dev Kit by Silicon Labs
CVE-2024-9496

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Silabs.com
Status
Usbxpress Dev Kit
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2025

Summary

The USBXpress Dev Kit installer is susceptible to DLL hijacking due to an uncontrolled search path. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the installer, potentially leading to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution during its execution. Users of the affected product should take immediate measures to secure their environments and mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

USBXpress Dev Kit Windows 0 <= 3.5.1

References

https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanks to Sahil Shah and Shaurya for reporting this issue.
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