CVE-2026-28264

Local information disclosure to low-privileged users

Published Apr 8, 2026 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Incorrect permissions in Dell PowerProtect Agent before 20.1 allow local users with low privileges to disclose protected information. Dell identifies incorrect permissions on a critical resource but does not disclose the resource, permission setting, or access path. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and affects confidentiality only; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permissions in Dell PowerProtect Agent before 20.1 allow local users with low privileges to disclose protected information. Dell identifies incorrect permissions on a critical resource but does not disclose the resource, permission setting, or access path. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and affects confidentiality only; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-28264
Published
Apr 8, 2026
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerProtect Agent
Classifications
CWE-732, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <20.1.0.0 or later

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerProtect Agentversion=0 <20.1.0.0 or later

Published CVSS scores

3.3Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1005Data from Local System

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