Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a Dell installer weakness, not a continuously exposed service flaw. During installation, a local low-privileged user could place a malicious DLL where the administrator-run installer may load it, allowing code execution with administrator rights.
Executive priority
Treat this as a controlled remediation item, not an internet-facing emergency. Prioritize teams managing Dell endpoint encryption/security deployments and ensure future installs use fixed installers from protected locations.
Technical view
CVE-2019-3745 is a CWE-427 DLL search path issue affecting Dell Encryption Enterprise installers before 10.4.0 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise installers before 2.4.0. Exploitation requires local authentication, prior staging of a malicious DLL, and an administrator executing the vulnerable installer.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Windows endpoints where affected Dell security products were installed or upgraded using vulnerable installer versions, especially from writable directories shared with standard users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The attack window is narrow: a low-privileged local user must prepare the DLL path before an administrator runs the installer.
Researcher notes
The vulnerability is constrained to installation-time DLL loading behavior. CVSS is 6.7 with local attack vector, high complexity, low privileges, and required user interaction, but successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability as administrator.
Mitigation direction
- Use Dell Encryption Enterprise installer version 10.4.0 or later.
- Use Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise installer version 2.4.0 or later.
- Run installers only from administrator-controlled, non-user-writable locations.
- Check Dell advisory SLN318889 for vendor-specific remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed Dell Encryption Enterprise and Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions.
- Review deployment records for installer versions used before Dell's fixed releases.
- Confirm software deployment shares are not writable by standard users.
- Investigate unexpected DLLs near installer locations around installation or upgrade times.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN318889CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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