CVE-2026-59913

Local privilege escalation

Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026

Missing authentication in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac before 2.3.0.1005 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed which critical function lacks authentication or how the application invokes it without validating the caller. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and results in privilege elevation; no arbitrary code execution is reported for this CVE.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac before 2.3.0.1005 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed which critical function lacks authentication or how the application invokes it without validating the caller. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and results in privilege elevation; no arbitrary code execution is reported for this CVE.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-59913
Published
Aug 3, 2026
Updated
Aug 3, 2026
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Windows
Classifications
CWE-306, T1548
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.3.0.1005

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Windowsversion=0 <2.3.0.1005

Published CVSS scores

7.8DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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