Path Traversal Vulnerability in Dell System Update Software
CVE-2026-71168

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dell
Status
System Update
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-71168?

A vulnerability exists within Dell System Update, where improper limitations on pathnames allow a low privileged attacker with local access to exploit the system. This could potentially lead to unauthorized remote code execution, posing significant security risks to affected installations on user machines.

Affected Version(s)

System Update 0 < 2.3.0.0 or later

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell would like to thank Nir Yehoshua of Cipher Security Labs for reporting this issue.
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