Dell SupportAssist for Home and Business PCs Incorrect Privilege Assignment Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing incorrect privilege assignment has been identified in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions through 4.6.3 and SupportAssist for Business PCs versions through 4.5.3. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged attacker with local access, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized access on the affected system.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to SupportAssist for Home PCs version 4.8.2.38851 or later, or SupportAssist for Business PCs version 4.9.0 or later. Instructions for downloading these versions are available on the Dell Support website.

Added: Aug 14, 2025, 4:08 PM
Updated: Aug 14, 2025, 4:08 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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