CVE-2021-21518 (GCVE-0-2021-21518)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-12 20:10 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:31
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dell Dell SupportAssist Client Affected: unspecified , < SACH 3.8, SACB 2.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-03-10 00:00
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