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Dell fixes high-risk vulnerability in pre-installed SupportAssist software
2019-06-21 11:48

Dell pushed out fixes for a high-risk vulnerability in its pre-installed SupportAssist software and urges users who don’t have auto updating enabled to upgrade the software manually. About the vulnerability (CVE-2019-12280) Dell SupportAssist software, which comes pre-installed on most Dell laptops and computers running Windows, has administrator-level access to the operating system (via a signed driver) because it must be able to identify issues, run diagnostics, driver-update scans, and install drivers. In May, researcher Bill … More → The post Dell fixes high-risk vulnerability in pre-installed SupportAssist software appeared first on Help Net Security.


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Related Vulnerability

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2019-06-25 CVE-2019-12280 Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in multiple products
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
local
low complexity
pc-doctor dell CWE-427
7.8

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VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Dell 1664 29 431 411 109 980