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Security Flaw in Pre-Installed Dell Support Software Affects Million of Computers
2019-06-21 09:18

Dell's SupportAssist utility that comes pre-installed on millions of Dell laptops and PCs contains a security vulnerability that could allow malicious software or rogue logged-in users to escalate their privileges to administrator-level and access sensitive information. Discovered by security researchers at SafeBreach Labs, the vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-12280, is a


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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

Related vendor

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