DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit by Silicon Labs
CVE-2024-9499

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Silabs.com
Status
Usbxpress Win 98se Dev Kit
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2025

Summary

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists within the USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit installer due to an uncontrolled search path. This weakness could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code when the installer is run, potentially compromising system integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit Windows 0 <= 2.42

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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