VDB-183516 · CVE-2021-36286 · dsa-2021-163

Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer up to 3.9.13.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer up to 3.9.13.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-36286. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer up to 3.9.13.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/29/2021 as dsa-2021-163. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-36286 since 07/08/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/03/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

SupportAssist Client Consumer

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/08/2021 🔍
09/29/2021 +83 days 🔍
09/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/03/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2021-163
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183516

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2021 07:12
Updated: 10/03/2021 15:11
Changes: 09/29/2021 07:12 (47), 10/03/2021 15:05 (1), 10/03/2021 15:11 (7)
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