{"id":"CVE-2026-71169","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-71169"],"related":[],"title":"Dell Application Store: incorrect permissions expose sensitive data to local users","description":"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","summary":"Dell Application Store versions before 26.05.0.7 assign incorrect permissions to a critical resource. A low-privileged user with local access can read sensitive information.","severity":"high","cvss":7.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["dell","endpoints","other","windows"],"not_affected_if":["already-on-26.05.0.7-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Dell Application Store version in the application's About dialog or installed programs list; versions below `26.05.0.7` are affected.","fix":"- Update Dell Application Store to `26.05.0.7` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T20:20:03+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:38:21+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:38:21+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:38:21Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Dell Application Store to `26.05.0.7` or later.","reach":"local","title":"Dell Application Store: incorrect permissions expose sensitive data to local users","impact":"low","summary":"Dell Application Store versions before 26.05.0.7 assign incorrect permissions to a critical resource. A low-privileged user with local access can read sensitive information.","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["dell","windows","endpoints"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local low-privileged user reads sensitive information stored by the app","analyst_note":"Sources do not say what sensitive data is exposed or the exact affected file path; check the Dell security advisory for the vendor's details and the permission fix.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Dell Application Store version in the application's About dialog or installed programs list; versions below `26.05.0.7` are affected.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-on-26.05.0.7-or-later"],"who_is_affected":"Machines with Dell Application Store installed below version `26.05.0.7`. The sources do not say which Dell hardware or configurations are most exposed. Exposure requires a local, low-privileged account on the machine.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000563,"input_tokens":3310,"output_tokens":464,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':13A,16A '-71169':14A,17A '26.05.0.7':27B,53C 'access':42B,69C 'applic':2A,23B,48C 'assign':28B,58C 'attack':66C 'contain':54C 'could':70C 'critic':33B,60C 'cve':12A,15A 'data':8A 'dell':1A,18B,22B,47C 'disclosur':77C 'endpoint':19B 'exploit':72C 'expos':6A 'incorrect':4A,29B,56C 'inform':46B,80C 'lead':75C 'local':10A,41B,68C 'low':37B,64C 'low-privileg':36B 'permiss':5A,30B,57C 'potenti':71C 'prior':51C 'privileg':38B,65C 'read':44B 'resourc':34B,61C 'sensit':7A,45B,79C 'store':3A,24B,49C 'user':11A,39B 'version':25B,50C 'vulner':62C,74C 'window':21B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Machines with Dell Application Store installed below version `26.05.0.7`. The sources do not say which Dell hardware or configurations are most exposed. Exposure requires a local, low-privileged account on the machine.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T20:20:03+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"security_alert@emc.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-71169","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71169","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T20:20:03+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T17:17:41+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:57+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}