Supportassist For Business Pcs
CVE-2019-3735
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability. A malicious local user can exploit this vulnerability by inheriting a system thread using a leaked thread handle to gain system privileges on the affected machine. Affected products include: Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs, Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs. Version information: version 2.0.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability. A malicious local user can exploit this vulnerability by inheriting a system thread using a leaked thread handle to gain system privileges on the affected machine.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.10.4 and prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial versions (3.1.1
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prio
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.11.0 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial version
Dell SupportAssist Client for Consumer PCs versions 3.7.x, 3.6.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x, Dell SupportAssist Client for Business P
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability
Symbolic-link following in Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs (4.8.2 and prior) and SupportAssist for Business PCs (4.5.3 a
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.10.4 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial version
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer versions (3.10.4 and versions prior) and Dell SupportAssist Client Commercial version
SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.3 and prior and SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.3 and prior, contain
SupportAssist for Business PCs, version(s) 4.5.3 and prior, contain(s) an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability.
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