PT-2025-3715 · Silicon · Silicon Labs (8-Bit) Ide Installer

Sahil Shah · Published 2025-01-24 · Updated 2025-01-24 · CVE-2024-9490

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by an uncontrolled search path in the Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer, leading to DLL hijacking vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can result in privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-9490

Affected Products

Silicon Labs (8-Bit) Ide Installer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9490 · Security Note
• https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1882800941642006785 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/16291 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1882798799262777505 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1882848138228101370 · Twitter Post