Missing authentication in Dell Application Store allows code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Dell Application Store versions before 26.05.0.7 contain a missing authentication for critical function flaw (CWE-306). An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
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 a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.
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 users should update to version 26.05.0.7, which fixes this vulnerability.
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-2026-76543 Incorrect permission assignment in Dell Application Store exposes dataPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82166
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-8wfh-qf92-9g65
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-82166 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82166 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wfh-qf92-9g65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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