CVE-2024-5292

Local SYSTEM code execution via unsecured search path

Published May 23, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Uncontrolled search path handling in D-Link Network Assistant 4.0.0.21 and earlier allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The DNACore service loads a file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled code to run with the service's SYSTEM privileges. The gate is prior low-privileged code execution on the Windows host; successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-level control.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path handling in D-Link Network Assistant 4.0.0.21 and earlier allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The DNACore service loads a file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled code to run with the service's SYSTEM privileges. The gate is prior low-privileged code execution on the Windows host; successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-level control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5292
Published
May 23, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
D-Link Corporation
Product
D-Link Network Assistant
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0.0.21

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

D-Link Corporation · D-Link Network Assistantversion=4.0.0.21

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.008Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

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