CVE-2024-9497
Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress 4 SDK installer
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.
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 4 SDK installer
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-9497- 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-2024-50358
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-50358- 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-wgc7-hvr4-jw9g
DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the USBXpress 4 SDK ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wgc7-hvr4-jw9g- 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 4 SDK
installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
- Record
CVE-2024-9497- 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-2024-9497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Silabs.com Usbxpress 4 Sdk, 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.