CVE-2021-21518

High

Description

Dell SupportAssist Client for Consumer PCs versions 3.7.x, 3.6.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x, Dell SupportAssist Client for Business PCs versions 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and Dell SupportAssist Client ProManage 1.x contain a DLL injection vulnerability in the Costura Fody plugin. A local user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with SYSTEM privileges.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductDell Supportassist Client Promanage
PublishedMar 12, 2021
First seenMar 12, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-427CWE-427

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
dell supportassist_client_promanage1.0—
dell supportassist_for_business_pcs2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0—
dell supportassist_for_home_pcs3.3.3, 3.4.0, 3.6.0, 3.7.0—

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