CVE-2024-9492 | BDVDB-2026-264017 Detail

silabs.comFlash Programming Utility

Description#

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

Impact#

CAPEC-471 Search Order Hijacking

Weaknesses#

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References#

https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-01-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-27Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-01-24
Last modified: 2025-01-27

Vendor information

Vendor: silabs.com
Product: Flash Programming Utility

All silabs.com vulnerabilities

Score

8.6 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 8.4.

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
<= 4.80
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.6 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
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).