Vulnerability in Silabs.com Silicon Labs Ide (8-Bit)
CVE-2024-9490
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Silabs.com Silicon Labs Ide (8-bit) — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@silabs.com (vendor-advisory, permissions-required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9490?
- CVE-2024-9490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Silabs.com Silicon Labs Ide (8-Bit), classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9490?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9490 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.