CVE-2004-2359

Dell TrueMobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI Card Util TrayApplet <3.10.39.0 ...

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2359. PoCs published by Ian Vitek.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless System Tray Applet due to improper privilege dropping. An attacker can leverage the GUI to spawn arbitrary processes with SYSTEM privileges.

Description

Dell TrueMobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI Card Util TrayApplet 3.10.39.0 does not properly drop SYSTEM privileges when started from the systray applet, which allows local users to gain privileges by accessing the Help functionality.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ian Vitek · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23739

The exploit describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless System Tray Applet due to improper privilege dropping. An attacker can leverage the GUI to spawn arbitrary processes with SYSTEM privileges.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless System Tray Applet version 3.10.39.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless System Tray Applet installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10949
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009174
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9714
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0042.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15285

Scores

EPSS 0.0574
EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
dell/truemobile_1300_wlan_mini-pci_card_util_trayapplet 3.10.39.0
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026