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CVE-2026-86361

high

Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability.

Vendor / product: Dell — system update

Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

CVSS
8.2
8.2 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security_alert@emc.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-06 19:18
Modified: 2026-10-14 18:35
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:58 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

dell / system_update <2.3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-2026-324-security-update-for-dell-system-update-dsu-vulnerabilities
Patch / mitigation: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-2026-324-security-update-for-dell-system-update-dsu-vulnerabilities

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:58 UTC · record ↗

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