Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain low-privileged local foothold
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ExploitPlant malicious library in searched path
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ExecutionApplication Store resolves uncontrolled path element
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ImpactAttacker code runs with elevated privilege
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Search path element control
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess local, low-privileged access to a system running Dell Application Store at a version prior to 26.05.0.7 (PR:L confirms an existing authenticated/interactive foothold is mandatory). The core precondition is that the attacker can write to or control a directory or path element that the Application Store searches when loading a library or executable (CWE-427), allowing a planted malicious component to be loaded by the higher-privileged process. Limiting factors: no remote exploitation is possible (AV:L), no user interaction by a victim is needed (UI:N), and the scope is unchanged (S:U), so impact is confined to the host; an attacker lacking any local account or code-execution primitive cannot trigger this. Patched builds (26.05.0.7 and later) remove the exposure. |
| Impact | This is a credible but operationally-bounded privilege-escalation issue, not a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.8) confirms local-only exploitation requiring the attacker to already hold low-level privileges on the host; there is no network-reachable component. CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) indicates a classic library/binary planting weakness where the application resolves a path element the attacker can influence. No EPSS score, CISA KEV entry, SSVC decision, or proof-of-concept was supplied in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation - the 7.8 is a high-but-local severity rather than a signal of widespread opportunistic attack. The signals are internally consistent (local vector, requires existing foothold, high triple impact typical of EoP), with no contradictions between CVSS and the description. Priority should be treated as a standard-to-expedited patch for Dell-endpoint fleets as a post-compromise hardening measure, below internet-facing RCE issues. Note: EPSS and exploitation-maturity data are absent, so any probability-based prioritization cannot be computed from the provided data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has low-privileged local access to a Dell endpoint (e.g., a standard user account or a foothold from phishing) plants a malicious library or executable in a directory the Dell Application Store searches when resolving a path element. When the Application Store process - running at higher privilege - loads that attacker-controlled component, it executes the attacker's code, elevating from a standard user to the application's/system's privilege level. No public proof-of-concept was provided in the input. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
An uncontrolled search path element in Dell Application Store (CWE-427) lets a local, low-privileged user plant a malicious library or executable in a location the installer or updater searches, so the higher-privileged Application Store process loads attacker code and yields elevation of privilege plus arbitrary code execution. All builds prior to 26.05.0.7 are affected; the CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (7.8), meaning the attacker must already hold a local account or code-execution primitive on the host, no victim interaction is required, and impact is confined to that machine. There is no remote attack surface here - it is a post-compromise or insider escalation step rather than an entry vector - and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, with no CISA KEV listing.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Dell Application Store to 26.05.0.7 or later, distributed through the advisory at https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506927/dsa-2026-411-security-update-for-dell-application-store-for-multiple-vulnerabilities - verify the reported build number after installation, since a bundled multi-CVE advisory can mask a partial update. Where immediate upgrading is not possible, apply targeted compensating controls: tighten NTFS ACLs on the Application Store installation and working directories so that only Administrators and SYSTEM retain write/modify rights while standard users get read-and-execute only (side effect: some per-user update or self-repair flows may fail and require an administrator to run repairs); remove user-writable and current-working-directory entries from the process search path, and ensure the service or updater does not resolve libraries relative to a user-controlled directory (side effect: any legitimate plugin path must be re-added explicitly, which should be validated in a test deployment first); and restrict local interactive logon and RDP access on hosts running the Application Store to users who genuinely require it, since PR:L means a valid local foothold is the entry condition (side effect: reduced flexibility for shared or kiosk machines). Detection-wise, monitor for newly created unsigned DLLs or executables appearing in product directories and for elevated Application Store child processes loading modules from unexpected paths; these are detective only and do not substitute for the 26.05.0.7 upgrade.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) is a class of load-order weakness: a process resolves a DLL, script, or helper binary by searching a list of directories, and one of those directories is writable by a principal with fewer privileges than the process itself. Because Dell Application Store runs with elevated rights when installing, updating, or launching components, any path element it searches that is attacker-writable - an application subdirectory with permissive ACLs, a user-writable temp/working directory, or a relative path resolved against the current working directory - allows a low-privileged local user to drop a crafted library that is then loaded in the privileged context, giving both elevation of privilege and code execution in one step. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:application_store:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* marks the whole product line as in scope, with the vendor advisory narrowing the affected range to versions prior to 26.05.0.7. The local-only attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), and absence of a user-interaction requirement (UI:N) mean the only real precondition is write access to a searched path; scope is unchanged (S:U), so the compromise is contained to the host rather than crossing a security boundary into another component or the OS kernel.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Uncontrolled search path exploited by an already-present low-priv local user (AV:L, PR:L) with no victim interaction, yielding full code execution and high C/I/A on an unchanged scope.
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CVSS VectorVendor: dell
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Application Store, versions prior to 26.05.0.7, contains an Uncontrolled Path Element vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to an Elevation of Privilege and arbitrary code execution.
Executive ViewAI
Dell Application Store contains a local privilege-escalation flaw (CVE-2026-71170) that can allow an authenticated low-privileged user on a Dell endpoint to cause the higher-privileged store process to load attacker-controlled code. For leadership, the practical risk is that an insider or an attacker who already has a foothold on a laptop or workstation could turn limited access into administrative code execution on that device; it is not a remote entry vector, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Because no vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis and all builds before 26.05.0.7 are affected, managed Dell fleets need interim controls and upgrade tracking.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting local accounts, removing non-admin write access to installer and updater search paths, enforcing application allowlisting, monitoring the Dell Application Store process for untrusted DLL/EXE loads, and running affected endpoints with least privilege.
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Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
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