Vulnerability in Dell's pre-installed SupportAssist utility exposes Dell computers to remote hijacks if attacker can get on the same network with unpatched PC (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
Vulnerability in Dell's pre-installed SupportAssist utility exposes Dell computers to remote hijacks if attacker can get on the same network with unpatched PC  —  Another security flaw in a vendor's bloatware apps puts users at risk.  —  A vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility exposes Dell laptops …

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