DSA-2023-468: Security Update for Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer file Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary: Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Local remediation is available for SupportAssist Installer file that malicious users could exploit to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
High
Additional Details
This vulnerability only affects first time installation done before 21 December 2023.
Details
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-48670 | Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low privileged authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with elevated privileges. | 7.3 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Proprietary Code CVEs | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-48670 | Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low privileged authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with elevated privileges. | 7.3 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected Products & Remediation
| Product | Software/Firmware | Affected Versions | Remediated Versions | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SupportAssist for Home PCs | SupportAssist Installer | 3.14.2.45116 | 3.14.2.49747 | SupportAssist for Home PCs |
| Product | Software/Firmware | Affected Versions | Remediated Versions | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SupportAssist for Home PCs | SupportAssist Installer | 3.14.2.45116 | 3.14.2.49747 | SupportAssist for Home PCs |
If customers have a previous version of SupportAssistinstaller.exe before 3.14.2.45116 then they should delete the old installer from the download location.
SupportAssistInstaller.exe is a standalone executable that is used only during the first-time installation of Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer for Home PCs from Dell portals.
SupportAssistInstaller.exe is a standalone executable that is used only during the first-time installation of Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer for Home PCs from Dell portals.
Workarounds & Mitigations
None
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2023-12-21 | Initial Release |
Acknowledgements
Dell would like to thank Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) for reporting this issue.