Vulnerability in Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs
CVE-2024-38305
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low-privileged authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executables on the operating system with elevated privileges.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% 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 For Home Pcs — versions 4.0.3
- Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs — versions 4.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000227899/dsa-2024-312-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38305?
- CVE-2024-38305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38305?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38305 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.