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Millions of Dell PCs vulnerable to attack, due to a flaw in bundled system-health software

Security researcher discovers vulnerability in SupportAssist, Dell’s troubleshooting software. Software is pre-installed on millions of Dell PCs and laptops running Windows. Vulnerability can be exploited during an attack to gain system-level privileges. A patch was issued by Dell on 28 May, and should mean that any Dell computers which are configured to receive automatic updates are already patched. Dell doesnt actually make the software containing the vulnerability, its written by Nevada-based diagnostic software specialist PC Doctor who license their technology to other PC manufacturers.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/millions-of-dell-pcs-vulnerable-to-attack-due-to-a-flaw-in-bundled-system-health-software/

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