Improper Access Control in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Windows
CVE-2026-59916

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dell
Status
Display And Peripheral Manager (ddpm Windows)
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-59916?

The Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Windows, prior to version 2.3.0.17, suffers from an improper access control vulnerability. This flaw allows a low privileged attacker with local access to potentially exploit the system. By leveraging this vulnerability, an attacker could escalate their privileges, compromising system integrity and enabling arbitrary code execution.

Affected Version(s)

Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) 0 < 2.3.0.17

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000490038/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell Technologies would like to thank maikroservice for reporting this issue
.