CVE-2024-9492 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-9492

Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in Flash Programming Utility installer

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thanks to Sahil Shah and Shaurya for reporting this issue.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Flash Programming Utility
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 24th, 2025
Last Modified: January 27th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)