CVE-2009-5152

low-risk
Published 2018-05-11

Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Computrace Agent

Affected Vendors

16
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal