---
id: "CVE-2026-81452"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-81452"]
title: "Dell Alienware Command Center: local user can gain privileges or crash service"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["alienware", "dell", "endpoints", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["not-installed", "updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-16T18:18:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:38:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81452", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"}]
---

# Dell Alienware Command Center: local user can gain privileges or crash service

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed AWCC version in Installed apps or Programs and Features; `6.14.54.0` or later is not affected
- unknown for other checks, the sources do not say

## Fix

- Update Alienware Command Center to `6.14.54.0` or later
- unknown for other actions, the sources do not say

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81452

## From the sources

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.

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