D-Link Network Assistant 4.0.0.21 DNACore Service uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in D-Link Network Assistant 4.0.0.21. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DNACore Service. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-5292. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link Network Assistant 4.0.0.21 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component DNACore Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

D-Link Network Assistant Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link Network Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DNACore service. The service loads a file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21426.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5292 since 05/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/04/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

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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• D-Link

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• Network Assistant

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• 4.0.0.21

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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