---
id: "CVE-2026-82155"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-82155"]
title: "Dell OS Recovery Tool: untrusted search path lets local attacker run commands"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dell", "os-recovery-tool", "vendor", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-version", "not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:20:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82155", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:31+00:00"}]
---

# Dell OS Recovery Tool: untrusted search path lets local attacker run commands

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.

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

## 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82155

## From the sources

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.

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