VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-21518

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-12
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 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.

Weakness classification

  • security_alert@emc.com: CWE-427
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427

Primary references