CVE-2024-9490 Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Silicon Labs IDE installer
An attacker can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in the Silicon Labs IDE installer due to an uncontrolled search path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9490?
CVE-2024-9490 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in silabs.com Silicon Labs IDE (8-bit), published on 24 Jan 2025. 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
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9490?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-9490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j533-xx2h-c654.