High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 25, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-52535
CVE-2024-52535
Description
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs versions 4.6.1 and prior and Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs versions 4.5.0 and prior, contain a symbolic link (symlink) attack vulnerability in the software remediation component. A low-privileged authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, gaining privileges escalation, leading to arbitrary deletion of files and folders from the system.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: <=4.5.0
cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.6.2
- (no CPE)range: <=4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: N/A
- (no CPE)range: N/A
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