Privilege escalation via unsafe deserialization
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Deserialization of untrusted data in Dell Technologies Dell Command Update before 5.7.1 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via local access. Dell and the CVE record disclose only that attacker-controlled serialized data is deserialized unsafely; they do not identify the affected component, file, IPC path, or object type. An existing low-privilege account on the host is required, and the published CVSS indicates the resulting privilege gain can expose or alter system state and disrupt the endpoint.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization of untrusted data in Dell Technologies Dell Command Update before 5.7.1 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via local access. Dell and the CVE record disclose only that attacker-controlled serialized data is deserialized unsafely; they do not identify the affected component, file, IPC path, or object type. An existing low-privilege account on the host is required, and the published CVSS indicates the resulting privilege gain can expose or alter system state and disrupt the endpoint.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49817
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Unity Technologies
- Product
- Dell Command | Update
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.7.1
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