CVE-2020-5342 Privilege escalation in Dell Digital Delivery (Cirrus)
A local low-privileged user can exploit incorrect default permissions to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on Dell Digital Delivery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5342?
CVE-2020-5342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Digital Delivery (Cirrus), published on 9 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Digital Delivery versions prior to 3.5.2015 contain an incorrect default permissions vulnerability. A locally authenticated low-privileged malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to run an arbitrary executable with administrative privileges on the affected system.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Digital Delivery.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-3742 Privilege escalation in Alienware Digital Delivery
- CVE-2019-3744 Privilege escalation in Alienware Digital Delivery
- CVE-2018-11072 Code injection in Dell Digital Delivery
- CVE-2025-38739 Information disclosure in Dell Digital Delivery
- CVE-2024-0155 Use after free in Dell Digital Delivery (D3)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfw3-rm2f-q8qh.