Medium severity4.1NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2018· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-5152
CVE-2009-5152
Description
Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:absolute:computrace_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:absolute:computrace_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdfnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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