Vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client Consumer
CVE-2023-48670
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low privileged authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with elevated privileges.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dell Supportassist Client Consumer — versions 3.14.2.45116
- Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs — versions 3.14.2.45116
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220677/dsa-2023-468-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-48670?
- CVE-2023-48670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist Client Consumer, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-48670?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.