High severity · published Jan 24, 2025
CVE-2024-9497
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress 4 SDK installer
8.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress 4 SDK
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
U4
USBXpress 4 SDK · silabs.com
through 4.0.3 · source: vendor