CVE-2026-56087

Physical access to encrypted data

Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

Protection mechanism failure in Dell ThinOS 10 before 2605_10.2100 allows attackers to access encrypted data through physical access. Dell identifies the issue only as a failure in proprietary ThinOS code and does not disclose the affected component or faulty operation. Exploitation requires physical access to the thin client and grants unauthorized access to encrypted data, with no reported service interruption.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism failure in Dell ThinOS 10 before 2605_10.2100 allows attackers to access encrypted data through physical access. Dell identifies the issue only as a failure in proprietary ThinOS code and does not disclose the affected component or faulty operation. Exploitation requires physical access to the thin client and grants unauthorized access to encrypted data, with no reported service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-56087
Published
Jul 15, 2026
Updated
Jul 15, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Dell ThinOS
Classifications
CWE-693, T1005
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2605_10.2100

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Dell ThinOSversion=0 <2605_10.2100

Published CVSS scores

6.1Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1005Data from Local System

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