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CVE-2026-21419 (GCVE-0-2026-21419)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 17:01 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
Summary
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (Windows) versions prior to 2.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in the Installer and Service. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-10 04:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (Windows) Affected: N/A , < 2.2.0.18 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-02-06 18:00
Credits
CVE-2026-21419: Dell Technologies would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue.
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