What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59913?

CVE-2026-59913 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Dell DDPM Mac are affected by CVE-2026-59913?

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac) versions prior to 2.3.0.1005 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability with no public exploit identified at time of analysis.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-59913?

Within 24 hours, identify all macOS systems running DDPM versions prior to 2.3.0.1005 and confirm availability of patch version 2.3.0.1005. Within 7 days, test the patch in non-production environments to verify compatibility with Dell peripheral devices, then stage deployment to production systems. Within 30 days, deploy patch 2.3.0.1005 or later to all affected macOS systems, prioritizing machines with administrative users or sensitive data access.

Dell DDPM Mac CVE-2026-59913

EUVD-2026-52399 HIGH

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)

2026-08-03 dell

GHSA-h4xr-2m2c-624c

Authentication Bypass Dell Display And Peripheral Manager Ddpm Mac

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: dell

Severity by source

Vendor (dell) PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vuln.today AI

7.8 HIGH

Local-only vector with low-privilege account required; no user interaction; full C/I/A reflects complete privilege escalation with no scope change beyond the vulnerable host.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (dell).

CVSS VectorVendor: dell

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Aug 03, 2026 - 19:02 vuln.today

Patch available

Aug 03, 2026 - 19:02 EUVD

CVE Published

Aug 03, 2026 - 17:57 cve.org

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3.0.1005, contain a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac) versions prior to 2.3.0.1005 allows a low-privileged local attacker to invoke critical functions that lack authentication controls, gaining elevated system privileges. The root cause is CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), a well-understood vulnerability class in macOS privileged helper architectures. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; Dell has released a patched version per advisory DSA-2026-319.

Technical ContextAI

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac) is a macOS application for managing Dell monitors and peripherals (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:dell:display_and_peripheral_manager_(ddpm_mac):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), which on macOS commonly manifests in privileged helper tools registered as LaunchDaemons, XPC services, or local Unix socket interfaces that perform elevated operations on behalf of the main application. When such helpers fail to verify the caller's identity or entitlements before executing sensitive operations, any local process with sufficient IPC access can trigger those operations without proper authorization. This architectural pattern is the underlying root cause here.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac to version 2.3.0.1005 or later, which addresses the missing authentication control per Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-319 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000490035/dsa-2026-319). If an immediate upgrade is operationally blocked, restrict local account provisioning on affected macOS hosts to trusted personnel only, as exploitation requires a valid low-privileged local account - reducing the number of local users directly reduces attack surface, though it is not a complete mitigation. For systems where Dell peripheral management functionality is not operationally required, removing DDPM entirely eliminates exposure without any functional trade-off. No workaround eliminates the underlying missing authentication control without the vendor-supplied patch.