CVE-2024-38305 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Home PCs
A local attacker can exploit an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist installer to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38305?
CVE-2024-38305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs, published on 21 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs Installer exe version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low-privileged authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executables on the operating system with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Supportassist for Home Pcs.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs
- CVE-2021-36297 Other in SupportAssist Client Consumer
- CVE-2023-48670 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer
- CVE-2023-25535 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist Client Consumer
- CVE-2025-38738 Privilege escalation in SupportAssist for Home PCs
- CVE-2022-34366 Security feature bypass in SupportAssist Client Consumer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8jc-g89j-h33v.