VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-52535

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-12-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

Weakness classification

  • security_alert@emc.com: CWE-61
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references