Admin-level protection bypass through client-side enforcement
Published Feb 24, 2026 · Updated Feb 24, 2026
Client-side security enforcement in Dell Wyse Management Suite before 5.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a protection. Dell identifies CWE-602 but does not disclose the affected interface, request, or client-side check that substitutes for server-side enforcement. High-privileged WMS access is required, and the published impact is limited to unauthorized modification of protected state.
Summary
What happened
Client-side security enforcement in Dell Wyse Management Suite before 5.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a protection. Dell identifies CWE-602 but does not disclose the affected interface, request, or client-side check that substitutes for server-side enforcement. High-privileged WMS access is required, and the published impact is limited to unauthorized modification of protected state.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-23859
- Published
- Feb 24, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Wyse Management Suite
- Classifications
- CWE-602
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Feb 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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