Administrator code execution via uncontrolled search path
Published Mar 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024
Uncontrolled search path handling in Dell Update Package Framework before 4.9.10 allows local users to run arbitrary code as administrator. Dell has not disclosed which framework lookup uses the uncontrolled path element or which searched location is writable. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction; successful code runs with administrator rights.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Dell Update Package Framework before 4.9.10 allows local users to run arbitrary code as administrator. Dell has not disclosed which framework lookup uses the uncontrolled path element or which searched location is writable. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction; successful code runs with administrator rights.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-39254
- Published
- Mar 1, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell Update Package (DUP) Framework
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <4.9.10
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