Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain local high-privileged access
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ExploitSupply component with forged or invalid signature
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ExecutionBypass improper signature verification (CWE-347)
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code in elevated context
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold high privileges on the local host (PR:H) and to have local access to the machine (AV:L) running Dell Alienware Command Center prior to version 6.14.54.0 - there is no remote or network path and no unauthenticated access. The core prerequisite is supplying a component/update whose cryptographic signature AWCC improperly verifies (CWE-347). Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the pre-existing high-privilege requirement sharply narrows who can exploit it, and CVSS marks high attack complexity (AC:H); the exact conditions that make the trigger non-trivial are not described in the available sources. The only stated complete fix is updating to AWCC 6.14.54.0 or later (per Dell DSA-2026-429). |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, locally-scoped issue rather than a top-tier emergency, and the vuln.today priority of 'this_month' aligns with that reading. The CVSS 3.1 vector (6.4) stacks three independent barriers against exploitation: AV:L requires local access, PR:H requires the attacker to already hold high privileges on the host, and AC:H indicates non-trivial conditions to trigger; impact is high across confidentiality, integrity and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) with no scope change (S:U). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no PoC/exploit reference were supplied, so every exploitation-likelihood signal is either absent or neutral - exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The signals do not conflict so much as they converge on low real-world urgency: a flaw that presupposes an attacker already running with high privilege locally yields limited net gain and is primarily a defense-in-depth / local privilege-boundary concern. Note a labeling tension worth flagging to defenders: the input Tags include 'RCE', but per the CVSS vector and description this is strictly local (AV:L) code execution requiring pre-existing high privilege, not remote code execution - treat 'RCE' as arbitrary-code-execution, not network-reachable. EPSS is missing, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the provided data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already possesses high-privileged local access to an Alienware system supplies a maliciously crafted component or update whose cryptographic signature AWCC fails to verify correctly (CWE-347), causing the software to load and run attacker-controlled code and thereby gain arbitrary code execution / elevation of privilege. The CVSS vector marks this high-complexity (AC:H) and local-only (AV:L), so it is not a remote drive-by. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026
Elevation of privilege leading to arbitrary code execution in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions prior to 6.14.54.0 arises because the software improperly verifies cryptographic signatures on the components it consumes (CWE-347). The attack path is strictly local: the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H shows an attacker must already hold high privileges on the host and have local access, so this is not a remote or unauthenticated vector, and high attack complexity further narrows practical exposure. Successful abuse yields high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact through code execution at elevated privilege; no public exploit code or active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the moderate 6.4 base score together with the 'this_month' priority reflect a locally scoped, privilege-gated issue rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
Dell's advisory DSA-2026-429 states that updating to Alienware Command Center 6.14.54.0 or later is the complete fix; no other remediation is described in the available sources, so upgrade affected installations to 6.14.54.0 as the primary action and confirm the installed build number afterward (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000512248/dsa-2026-429-security-update-for-dell-alienware-command-center-6-x-for-multiple-vulnerabilities). The input does not identify any vendor-endorsed workaround, and no patched version is available through a separate channel; because exploitation requires pre-existing high local privileges, keeping local administrative rights tightly scoped limits who can reach the attack path, but this is a privilege-gating observation from the assessed CVSS vector rather than a substitute for the vendor update.
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The root cause class is CWE-347, Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature - AWCC accepts a component or update whose signature it does not validate correctly, so an attacker able to supply that artifact can have it trusted and executed. Because the weakness sits in the trust decision rather than in memory handling, exploitation depends on the attacker first obtaining high local privileges (PR:H) and local access (AV:L) to the machine running an affected AWCC build; CVSS marks the attack complexity as high (AC:H) with no user interaction (UI:N) and unchanged scope (S:U). The supplied tags include 'Jwt Attack', which points toward signature/token-based verification of AWCC components, but the sources do not state exactly how the verification failure is triggered or which specific artifact type is affected, so the precise trigger conditions remain undescribed. No CPE strings were supplied in the input, and the only vendor reference is Dell security advisory DSA-2026-429 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000512248/dsa-2026-429-security-update-for-dell-alienware-command-center-6-x-for-multiple-vulnerabilities).
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local-only access (AV:L) with attacker already high-privileged (PR:H) matches the description; AC:H retained as the trigger is not detailed; full C/I/A impact from arbitrary code execution.
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain an Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privilege and Arbitrary Code Execution.
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