CVE-2024-9497: Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress 4 SDK installer

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

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.

Affected products

silabs.com USBXpress 4 SDK: through 4.0.3

References

https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000JUQwd

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