Local privilege escalation via incorrectly assigned permissions
Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 6, 2026
Privilege escalation in Dell System Update before 2.3.0.0 allows local users with limited privileges to gain elevated access. Dell identifies incorrect permissions on a critical resource but has not disclosed which resource is affected or how it is accessed. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and user interaction; the scope of the resulting elevated access is not further described.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Dell System Update before 2.3.0.0 allows local users with limited privileges to gain elevated access. Dell identifies incorrect permissions on a critical resource but has not disclosed which resource is affected or how it is accessed. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and user interaction; the scope of the resulting elevated access is not further described.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-86361
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell System Update
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.3.0.0 or later
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