{"id":"CVE-2026-86365","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-86365"],"related":[],"title":"Dell Alienware Command Center: input validation flaw allows local denial of service","description":"Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of Service.","summary":"Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions before 6.14.54.0 do not properly validate input. A low-privileged local user can crash the software, causing a denial of service.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.2,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["alienware","dell","other","windows"],"not_affected_if":["not-installed","updated-version"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Alienware Command Center version in the app's About screen or Windows Apps list; versions below `6.14.54.0` are affected.","fix":"- Alienware Command Center: `6.14.54.0` or later","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-02T20:18:02+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T20:35:37+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-02T20:36:42+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:36:42+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-02T20:36:42Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Alienware Command Center: `6.14.54.0` or later","reach":"local","title":"Dell Alienware Command Center: input validation flaw allows local denial of service","impact":"low","summary":"Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions before 6.14.54.0 do not properly validate input. A low-privileged local user can crash the software, causing a denial of service.","audience":"everyone","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["alienware","dell","windows"],"confidence":0.7,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local user crashes the Command Center service","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Alienware Command Center version in the app's About screen or Windows Apps list; versions below `6.14.54.0` are affected.","plain_action":"Update Alienware Command Center to version 6.14.54.0 or later through the app or Dell's support site.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["not-installed","updated-version"],"who_is_affected":"Only machines with Alienware Command Center installed and versions before 6.14.54.0 are affected. An attacker needs a local low-privileged account on the machine, so exposure is limited to shared or compromised PCs.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000646,"input_tokens":4118,"output_tokens":468,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-86365':15A,18A '6.14.54.0':30B,59C 'access':72C 'alienwar':2A,19B,24B,52C 'allow':8A 'attack':69C 'awcc':27B,55C 'caus':46B 'center':4A,26B,54C 'command':3A,25B,53C 'contain':60C 'could':73C 'crash':43B 'cve':13A,16A 'dell':1A,20B,23B,51C 'denial':10A,48B,80C 'exploit':75C 'flaw':7A 'improp':62C 'input':5A,35B,63C 'lead':78C 'local':9A,40B,71C 'low':38B,67C 'low-privileg':37B 'potenti':74C 'prior':57C 'privileg':39B,68C 'proper':33B 'servic':12A,50B,82C 'softwar':45B 'user':41B 'valid':6A,34B,64C 'version':28B,56C 'vulner':65C,77C 'window':22B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Only machines with Alienware Command Center installed and versions before 6.14.54.0 are affected. An attacker needs a local low-privileged account on the machine, so exposure is limited to shared or compromised PCs.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"everyone","plain_action":"Update Alienware Command Center to version 6.14.54.0 or later through the app or Dell's support site.","pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["alienware","dell","medium","other","windows"],"first_public_at":"2026-11-02T20:18:02+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"security_alert@emc.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-86365","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86365","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-02T20:18:02+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-02T20:18:02+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T20:35:37+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-02T20:35:37+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"}