Incorrect permission assignment in Dell Application Store exposes data
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Application Store versions before 26.05.0.7 assign incorrect permissions to a critical resource. A low privileged attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to disclose sensitive information.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Dell Application Store, versions prior to 26.05.0.7, contain an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Disclosure of sensitive information
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
Dell Application Store is fixed in version 26.05.0.7.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Application Store (Dell) Fixed in 26.05.0.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Application Store — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506927/dsa-2026-411-securit…
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76547 Missing authentication in Dell Application Store allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71169
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-3chf-2ch3-jv7f
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-71169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3chf-2ch3-jv7f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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