PT-2024-35363 · Dell · Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs+1

Mdanilor · Published 2024-12-25 · Updated 2024-12-30 · CVE-2024-52535

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior

Description The software remediation component of Dell SupportAssist contains a symbolic link attack vulnerability. A low-privileged authenticated user could exploit this vulnerability, gaining privilege escalation, which could lead to the arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

Recommendations For Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior, update to a version later than 4.6.1 to resolve the issue. For Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, update to a version later than 4.5.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the software remediation component until a patch is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-61

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-52535

Affected Products

Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs

Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52535 · Vendor Advisory
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000261086/dsa-2024-470-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52535 · Security Note
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/1703 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105446 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13626 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1873610019574522010 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1871964573147840919 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1871931513421562211 · Twitter Post