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CVE-2021-36297

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2021 at 07:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSupportAssist for Home PCsSupportAssist Client Consumer

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

SupportAssist Client version 3.8 and 3.9 contains an Untrusted search path vulnerability that allows attackers to load an arbitrary .dll file via .dll planting/hijacking, only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the SOSInstallerTool.exe installation for executing arbitrary dll's,

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SupportAssist for Home PCs· Dell
95%
v < 3.9.0
Affected range stops below 3.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SupportAssist Client Consumer· Dell
60%
3.83.9

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191057/dsa-2021-163-dell-supportassist-client-consumer-security-update-for-two-vulnerabilities

CVSS

7.8HIGHdell
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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