{"id":"CVE-2026-81452","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-81452"],"related":[],"title":"Dell Alienware Command Center: local user can gain privileges or crash service","description":"Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privilege and Denial of Service.","summary":"Dell Alienware Command Center versions before 6.14.54.0 have a least-privilege violation. A low-privileged local user could escalate privileges and cause a denial of service.","severity":"high","cvss":7.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["alienware","dell","endpoints","infrastructure","windows"],"not_affected_if":["not-installed","updated"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed AWCC version in Installed apps or Programs and Features; `6.14.54.0` or later is not affected\n- unknown for other checks, the sources do not say","fix":"- Update Alienware Command Center to `6.14.54.0` or later\n- unknown for other actions, the sources do not say","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-16T18:18:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:38:29+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:38:29+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:38:29Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Alienware Command Center to `6.14.54.0` or later\n- unknown for other actions, the sources do not say","reach":"local","title":"Dell Alienware Command Center: local user can gain privileges or crash service","impact":"high","summary":"Dell Alienware Command Center versions before 6.14.54.0 have a least-privilege violation. A low-privileged local user could escalate privileges and cause a denial of service.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["dell","alienware","windows","endpoints"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local low-privileged user escalates to elevated rights, or crashes the service","analyst_note":"Check the Dell advisory for the affected component and exact exploit conditions; the NVD entry gives only the summary.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed AWCC version in Installed apps or Programs and Features; `6.14.54.0` or later is not affected\n- unknown for other checks, the sources do not say","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["not-installed","updated"],"who_is_affected":"Machines running Dell Alienware Command Center older than `6.14.54.0`. The attacker needs local access with a low-privileged account. Systems without AWCC installed, or already on `6.14.54.0` or later, are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000582,"input_tokens":3321,"output_tokens":500,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-81452':15A,18A '6.14.54.0':30B,60C 'access':73C 'alienwar':2A,19B,25B,53C 'attack':70C 'awcc':56C 'caus':47B 'center':4A,27B,55C 'command':3A,26B,54C 'contain':61C 'could':43B,74C 'crash':11A 'cve':13A,16A 'dell':1A,20B,24B,52C 'denial':49B,85C 'elev':81C 'endpoint':21B 'escal':44B 'exploit':76C 'gain':8A 'infrastructur':22B 'lead':79C 'least':34B,63C 'least-privileg':33B 'local':5A,41B,72C 'low':39B,68C 'low-privileg':38B 'potenti':75C 'prior':58C 'privileg':9A,35B,40B,45B,64C,69C,83C 'servic':12A,51B,87C 'user':6A,42B 'version':28B,57C 'violat':36B,65C 'vulner':66C,78C 'window':23B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Machines running Dell Alienware Command Center older than `6.14.54.0`. The attacker needs local access with a low-privileged account. Systems without AWCC installed, or already on `6.14.54.0` or later, are not affected.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-16T18:18:37+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-2026-81452","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81452","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-16T18:18:37+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T14:17:03+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:55+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"}