CVE-2024-9499: Uncontrolled search path can lead to DLL hijacking in USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit 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 Win 98SE Dev Kit installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

Affected products

silabs.com USBXpress Win 98SE Dev Kit: through 2.42

References

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

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