CVE-2024-52535

Published Dec 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46238 Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell
Dell supportassist For Business Pcs
Dell supportassist For Home Pcs
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dell
Dell supportassist For Business Pcs
Dell supportassist For Home Pcs
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
Dec 26, 2024, 6:11 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2024, 6:04 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 25, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:07 AM