CVE-2019-3735
HIGHDell SupportAssist 2.0-3.2.1 Privilege Escalation via Thread Handle Inheritance
Title source: llmDescription
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability. A malicious local user can exploit this vulnerability by inheriting a system thread using a leaked thread handle to gain system privileges on the affected machine.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.dell.com/support/article/sln317453
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (11)
dell/supportassist_for_business_pcs
2.0
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
2.2
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
2.2.1
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
2.2.2
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
2.2.3
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
3.0
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
3.0.1
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
3.0.2
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
3.1
dell/supportassist_for_home_pcs
3.2
... and 1 more
Published
Jun 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026