CVE-2023-48670 | BDVDB-2026-220261 Detail

DellSupportAssist Client Consumer

Description#

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 3.14.1 and prior versions contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. A local low privileged authenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with elevated privileges.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220677/dsa-2023-468-security-update-for-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-installer-file-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-12-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-02-25Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-12-22
Last modified: 2026-02-25

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: SupportAssist Client Consumer

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

7.3 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 14.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
3.14.2.45116
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.3 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).