CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-3735

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jun 20, 2019 | Modified: Mar 04, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability. A malicious local user can exploit this vulnerability by inheriting a system thread using a leaked thread handle to gain system privileges on the affected machine.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 2.2 (including) 2.2 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 2.2.1 (including) 2.2.1 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 2.2.2 (including) 2.2.2 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 2.2.3 (including) 2.2.3 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.0 (including) 3.0 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.0.1 (including) 3.0.1 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.0.2 (including) 3.0.2 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.1 (including) 3.1 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.2 (including) 3.2 (including)
Supportassist_for_home_pcs Dell 3.2.1 (including) 3.2.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References