Path traversal in Dell Digital Delivery
Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell/Alienware Digital Delivery versions prior to 4.0.41 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local non-privileged malicious user could exploit a Universal Windows Platform application by manipulating the install software package feature with a race condition and a path traversal exploit in order to run a malicious executable with elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Dell Digital Delivery (Dell): 4.0.41Alienware Digital Delivery (Dell): 4.0.41
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Dell Digital Delivery (Dell) Fixed in 4.0.41
- Fix · CNA Alienware Digital Delivery (Dell) Fixed in 4.0.41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3744
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6r3-rwcc-3f72
References
More Dell Digital Delivery vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26074 Insufficiently protected credentials in Dell Digital Delivery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-00144 Heap-based buffer overflow in Dell Digital Delivery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00143 Use after free in Dell Digital Delivery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-04394 Incorrect default permissions in Dell Digital Delivery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-02761 Dell/Alienware Digital Delivery versions prior to 3.5.2013 contain a privilege escalation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07858 Uncontrolled search path in Dell Digital Delivery CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-3744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m6r3-rwcc-3f72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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