CVE-2024-9496
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress Dev Kit installer
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress Dev Kit installer
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
- Record
CVE-2024-9496- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-50353
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
- Record
EUVD-2024-50353- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxx7-xgxm-6mmv
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit ...
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
- Record
GHSA-hxx7-xgxm-6mmv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress Dev Kit
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
- Record
CVE-2024-9496- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-9496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Silabs.com Usbxpress Dev Kit, published January 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.