CVE-2021-36297 HIGH

CVE-2021-36297

Vendor Dell
Product SupportAssist Client Consumer
Weakness CWE-426
Published September 28, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SupportAssist Client version 3.8 and 3.9 contains an Untrusted search path vulnerability that allows attackers to load an arbitrary .dll file via .dll planting/hijacking, only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the SOSInstallerTool.exe installation for executing arbitrary dll's,

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 28, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated