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
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4
CVSS 4.1/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Computrace Agent
Affected Vendors
16
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
11/34 · Low
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal