{"id":"CVE-2026-82155","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-82155"],"related":[],"title":"Dell OS Recovery Tool: untrusted search path lets local attacker run commands","description":"Dell OS Recovery tool versions, prior to 2.4.4, contain a use of Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution.","summary":"Dell OS Recovery Tool versions before 2.4.4 load a program or library from an untrusted search path. A local attacker who can place a file in that path can get command execution.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["dell","os-recovery-tool","vendor","windows"],"not_affected_if":["fixed-version","not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS Recovery Tool version in the application's about screen or installed programs list, and compare it with `2.4.4`.","fix":"- Dell OS Recovery Tool: move to `2.4.4` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T21:19:31+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-03T21:20:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-03T21:20:36+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-03T21:20:36Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Dell OS Recovery Tool: move to `2.4.4` or later.","reach":"local","title":"Dell OS Recovery Tool: untrusted search path lets local attacker run commands","impact":"high","summary":"Dell OS Recovery Tool versions before 2.4.4 load a program or library from an untrusted search path. A local attacker who can place a file in that path can get command execution.","audience":"businesses","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["dell","windows","os-recovery-tool"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Local attacker runs commands with the tool's privileges on the machine","analyst_note":"Confirm which search path is untrusted and what privilege the tool runs with; check the Dell advisory for the exact fix details.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS Recovery Tool version in the application's about screen or installed programs list, and compare it with `2.4.4`.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["not-installed","fixed-version"],"who_is_affected":"Machines with Dell OS Recovery Tool older than 2.4.4 installed. The sources describe a local attacker with access to the machine; they do not describe any remote trigger. Systems without this tool installed are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000658,"input_tokens":4109,"output_tokens":494,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-82155':15A,18A '2.4.4':32B,65C 'access':79C 'attack':10A,45B,76C 'command':12A,56B,87C 'contain':66C 'could':80C 'cve':13A,16A 'dell':1A,19B,26B,58C 'execut':57B,88C 'exploit':82C 'file':50B 'get':55B 'lead':85C 'let':8A 'librari':37B 'load':33B 'local':9A,44B,78C 'os':2A,21B,27B,59C 'os-recovery-tool':20B 'path':7A,42B,53B,72C 'place':48B 'potenti':81C 'prior':63C 'program':35B 'recoveri':3A,22B,28B,60C 'run':11A 'search':6A,41B,71C 'tool':4A,23B,29B,61C 'unauthent':75C 'untrust':5A,40B,70C 'use':68C 'vendor':24B 'version':30B,62C 'vulner':73C,84C 'window':25B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Machines with Dell OS Recovery Tool older than 2.4.4 installed. The sources describe a local attacker with access to the machine; they do not describe any remote trigger. Systems without this tool installed are not affected.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["dell","high","osrecoverytool","vendor","windows"],"campaign_type":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"security_alert@emc.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-82155","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82155","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T21:19:31+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-03T21:19:31+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"}