VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-3744

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-08-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Dell/Alienware Digital Delivery versions prior to 4.0.41 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local non-privileged malicious user could exploit a Universal Windows Platform application by manipulating the install software package feature with a race condition and a path traversal exploit in order to run a malicious executable with elevated privileges.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references