Improper signature verification in Dell Alienware Command Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-347.
Summary
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions before 6.14.54.0 do not properly verify cryptographic signatures (CWE-347). An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code and gain elevated privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain an Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Code Execution and Elevation of Privilege.
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
Update Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) to version 6.14.54.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA Alienware Command Center (AWCC) (Dell) Fixed in 6.14.54.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000512248/dsa-2026-429-securit…
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84091 Incorrect default permissions in Dell Alienware Command CenterPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-84090 Least privilege violation in Dell Alienware Command CenterPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-84095 Improper signature verification in Dell Alienware Command CenterPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91898
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-q6rf-9rcc-v67w
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-91898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q6rf-9rcc-v67w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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