High severity · published Jul 22, 2021
CVE-2020-5316
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3,…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4 contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A locally authenticated low privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the loading of arbitrary DLLs by the SupportAssist binaries, resulting in the privileged execution of arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Supportassist For Business Pcs · Dell
2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1; 2.1.1; 2.1.2; +1 more · source: NVD
SF
Supportassist For Home Pcs · Dell
2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1; 2.1.1; 2.1.2; +17 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5316
Patch
http://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN320101
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