Vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client
CVE-2020-5316
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated low privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the loading of arbitrary DLLs by the SupportAssist binaries, resulting in the privileged execution of arbitrary code.
EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Supportassist Client — versions unspecified
- Dell Supportassist_for_business_pcs — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- Dell Supportassist_for_home_pcs — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5316?
- CVE-2020-5316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5316?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.