CVE-2024-9491
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in Configuration Wizard 2 installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceConfiguration Wizard 2 installer contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability caused by an uncontrolled search path, allowing the application to load malicious DLLs from attacker-controlled locations. This can lead to privilege escalation (likely from user to administrator/system) and arbitrary code execution when the installer runs.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Configuration Wizard 2 installer presenceSearch system for Configuration Wizard 2 installer executable (look for files named 'Configuration Wizard 2', 'ConfigWizard2', or similar) using file search or reviewing installed programsAffected if The Configuration Wizard 2 installer executable is found on the system
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Determine installer execution contextIdentify which directory the Configuration Wizard 2 installer is run from or stored in. Check common user-writable locations like Downloads folders, Desktop, or network sharesAffected if The installer exists in or is executed from a user-writable or untrusted directory (Downloads, network share, removable media)
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Inspect for suspicious DLLs in search pathExamine the directory containing the installer and directories in the system PATH for unexpected or unauthorized DLL files that could be loaded via the hijacking vulnerabilityAffected if Unexpected DLL files are present in the installer's directory or in directories that would be searched before system DLL locations
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Check digital signature validationRight-click the installer executable, select Properties, and verify the Digital Signatures tab shows a valid signature from a trusted publisherAffected if The installer has no digital signature, an invalid signature, or a signature from an untrusted or unknown publisher
A user is affected if the Configuration Wizard 2 installer is present and can be executed from or loads DLLs from directories accessible to untrusted users, allowing injection of malicious DLLs for privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemediate by implementing secure DLL loading: use explicit full paths for required DLLs, remove unsafe search paths, or use DLL search order hardening/manifest-based redirection. Verify the fix does not load untrusted DLLs from current directory or writable PATH locations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-9491 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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