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High severity · published Dec 22, 2023
CVE-2023-48670
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Supportassist For Home Pcs · Dell
3.14.2.45116 · source: NVD
Affected product
SF
Supportassist For Home Pcs
Dell
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48670
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48670
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220677/dsa-2023-468-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-installer-file-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
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