CVE-2024-52535

moderate-risk
Published 2024-12-25

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.47% 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 7.1/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Supportassist For Business Pcs

Affected Vendors

31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low