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
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7
CVSS 7.1/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Supportassist For Business Pcs
Affected Vendors
References (1)
31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low