Race condition in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain a Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Display and Peripheral Manager (Dell) Fixed in Version 2.3 and later
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-hk/000475656/dsa-2026-267?msockid…
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-34360 OS command injection in Dell Display and Peripheral ManagerPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-34359 Improper certificate validation in Dell Display and Peripheral ManagerPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7m9-9j8x-g78x
References
More Dell Display And Peripheral Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34360 OS command injection in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-15021 Access control flaw in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-42726 Improper access control in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-42725 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-42723 Improper access control in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-42722 Missing authentication in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-46732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7m9-9j8x-g78x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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