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 the Costura Fody plugin. A local user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with SYSTEM privileges.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
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)
References
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.