CVE-2024-9495

HIGH

CP210x VCP Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the CP210x VCP Windows installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

References (1)

[Various Sources] https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 22.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-427

Status draft

Timeline

Published Jan 24, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026