CVE-2021-21518

Summary

CVECVE-2021-21518
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-03-12 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-19 14:30:00 UTC
DescriptionDell 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dell Supportassist Client Promanage 1.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs 2.0.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs 2.1.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs 2.2.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs 3.3.3 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs 3.4.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs 3.6.0 All All All
Application Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs 3.7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
DSA-2021-052: Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs and Business PCs Security Update for PC-Doctor Plugin Vulnerability | Dell US CONFIRM www.dell.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375447 Dell SupportAssist Security Update For PC-Doctor Plugin Vulnerability (DSA-2021-052)

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