What is CVE-2021-21518?

CVE-2021-21518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-21518?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client

CVE-2021-21518

Dell SupportAssist Client for Consumer PCs versions 3.7.x, 3.6.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x, Dell SupportAssist Client for Business PCs versions 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and Dell SupportAssist Client ProManage 1.x contain a DLL injection vulnerability in t…

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th 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_client_promanage — versions 1.0
Dell Supportassist_for_business_pcs — versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0
Dell Supportassist_for_home_pcs — versions 3.3.3, 3.4.0, 3.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21518?: CVE-2021-21518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-21518?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.