{"id":"CVE-2026-86375","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-86375"],"related":[],"title":"Dell Application Installer: sensitive data stored unencrypted, local readers gain access","description":"Dell Application Installer, versions prior to 26.09.0.1, contain a Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.","summary":"Dell Application Installer before 26.09.0.1 does not encrypt some sensitive data. A local attacker with access to the machine can read that data and gain unauthorized access.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["dell","endpoint-management","other","windows"],"not_affected_if":["already-updated"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Dell Application Installer version against `26.09.0.1`; versions below it are affected\n- unknown for which specific data or file location is exposed","fix":"- Update Dell Application Installer to `26.09.0.1` or later\n- unknown for any workaround before updating","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T15:17:08+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:18+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T04:02:08+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T04:02:08+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T04:02:08Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Dell Application Installer to `26.09.0.1` or later\n- unknown for any workaround before updating","reach":"local","title":"Dell Application Installer: sensitive data stored unencrypted, local readers gain access","impact":"medium","summary":"Dell Application Installer before 26.09.0.1 does not encrypt some sensitive data. A local attacker with access to the machine can read that data and gain unauthorized access.","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["dell","windows","endpoint-management"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"local attacker reads unencrypted sensitive data and gains access","analyst_note":"Check the Dell advisory for which data is stored unencrypted, where, and whether any workaround exists before the update.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Dell Application Installer version against `26.09.0.1`; versions below it are affected\n- unknown for which specific data or file location is exposed","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-updated"],"who_is_affected":"Machines that run Dell Application Installer older than `26.09.0.1`. The sources do not name the exact data or path involved, so unknown whether shared or multi-user hosts are more exposed than single-user workstations.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000568,"input_tokens":3311,"output_tokens":474,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':13A,16A '-86375':14A,17A '26.09.0.1':28B,57C 'access':11A,39B,50B,71C,80C 'applic':2A,25B,52C 'attack':37B,68C 'contain':58C 'could':72C 'cve':12A,15A 'data':5A,34B,46B,64C 'dell':1A,18B,24B,51C 'encrypt':31B,61C 'endpoint':20B 'endpoint-manag':19B 'exploit':74C 'gain':10A,48B 'instal':3A,26B,53C 'lead':77C 'local':8A,36B,70C 'machin':42B 'manag':21B 'miss':60C 'potenti':73C 'prior':55C 'read':44B 'reader':9A 'sensit':4A,33B,63C 'store':6A 'unauthent':67C 'unauthor':49B,79C 'unencrypt':7A 'version':54C 'vulner':65C,76C 'window':23B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Machines that run Dell Application Installer older than `26.09.0.1`. The sources do not name the exact data or path involved, so unknown whether shared or multi-user hosts are more exposed than single-user workstations.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T15:17:08+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvss_by":"security_alert@emc.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-86375","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86375","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T15:17:08+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T20:51:14+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:18+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:57+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"}