CVE-2024-9491 (GCVE-0-2024-9491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-24 14:26 – Updated: 2025-02-12 20:01
VLAI
Title
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Configuration Wizard 2 installer
Summary
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Configuration Wizard 2 installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-24 14:37 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
Silabs CNA
References
URL Tags
https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd vendor-advisorypermissions-required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
silabs.com Configuration Wizard 2 Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.50 (semver)
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Credits
Thanks to Sahil Shah and Shaurya for reporting this issue.
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