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CVE-2024-9490: Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Silicon Labs IDE installer
8.6
CVSS
Description
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Silicon Labs (8-bit) IDE installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-9490
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.6
Affected Products
Vendor: silabs.com
Product: Silicon Labs IDE (8-bit)
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.72% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-25 (when was this score calculated)