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CVE-2021-21518 Details

Description

Dell SupportAssist Client for Consumer PCs versions 3.7.x, 3.6.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x, Dell SupportAssist Client for Business PCs versions 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and Dell SupportAssist Client ProManage 1.x contain a DLL injection vulnerability in the Costura Fody plugin. A local user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary executable on the operating system with SYSTEM privileges.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184012/dsa-2021-052-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-business-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-plugin-vulnerability CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184012/dsa-2021-052-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-business-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-plugin-vulnerability [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dell supportassist client promanage
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_client_promanage:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
dell supportassist for business pcs
2.0.0
2.1.0
2.2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_business_pcs:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
dell supportassist for home pcs
3.3.3
3.4.0
3.6.0
3.7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-21518
NVD Published Date:
Mar 12, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-21518 Details - Not Deferred