Vulnerability details

CVE-2024-9495

silabs.com CP210x VCP Windows

Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in CP210x VCP Windows installer

CVSS 3.1

8.6High

Official description

DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the CP210x VCP Windows installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.6High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Silabs)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
silabs.com	CP210x VCP Windows	v ≤ 6.7	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd vendor-advisorypermissions-required

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Details

Published: 2025-01-24
Last updated: 2025-01-27
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): Silabs

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.18%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

8.4%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element