What is CVE-2026-59917?
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Windows, affecting versions prior to 2.3.0.17. It could allow a low-privileged attacker with local access to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. Updating to the latest version is strongly recommended.
Azərbaycanca: Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) proqramında aşkar edilmiş İmproper Access Control zəifliyidir. 2.3.0.17-dən əvvəlki versiyaları olan Windows istifadəçilərini təsir edir, yerli şəbəkədə aşağı səlahiyyətli hücumçuya imtiyazların yüksəldilməsi və ixtiyari kod icrası imkanı verə bilər. Proqramı ən son versiyaya yeniləmək tövsiyə olunur.
Related CVEs
link basis: same weakness class CWE-284; shared vendor: Dell
FAQ2
Which operating system users are affected by the CVE-2026-59917 vulnerability in Dell DDPM?
This vulnerability affects users running Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Windows versions prior to 2.3.0.17.
What can an attacker potentially achieve by exploiting CVE-2026-59917?
A low-privileged attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
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