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CVE-2024-52535

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 25, 2024 at 02:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSupportAssist for Home PCsSupportAssist for Business PCs

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.

Affected

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

SupportAssist for Business PCs· Dell
95%
v < 4.5.1
Affected range stops below 4.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SupportAssist for Home PCs· Dell
95%
v < 4.6.2
Affected range stops below 4.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000261086/dsa-2024-470-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-vulnerabilities

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-61CWE-59

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