DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in USBXpress 4 SDK by Silicon Labs
CVE-2024-9497

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Silabs.com

Status
Usbxpress 4 Sdk
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2025

What is CVE-2024-9497?

The USBXpress 4 SDK by Silicon Labs is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to an uncontrolled search path in the installer. This vulnerability can enable attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code during the installation process, compromising system security. Users are advised to remediate this vulnerability by following the security guidelines provided by the vendor.

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Affected Version(s)

USBXpress 4 SDK Windows 0 <= 4.0.3

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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