Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privileged WMS account
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DeliveryInject crafted script into web input field
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ExploitVictim user renders affected page
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ExecutionScript executes in victim browser context
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ImpactHijack session or act as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires (1) a valid low-privileged authenticated account on the Dell Wyse Management Suite web management interface (PR:L - not anonymous/remote-unauthenticated), and (2) a victim user to interact with / render the attacker-injected content (UI:R). The payload is script injected into a web page that the application generates without proper input neutralization. Limiting factors: no exploitation is possible without an authenticated foothold, the attack cannot self-execute without a victim viewing the malicious page, and all affected deployments are versions prior to 2609.0.0.155 - updating to 2609.0.0.155 is the remediation stated by the vendor. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, authenticated cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79, CVSS 6.8) in Dell Wyse Management Suite, best characterized as a real but non-emergency issue to remediate on a routine cycle. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L shows network reach with low attack complexity, but two signals meaningfully constrain real-world risk: PR:L means the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged account on the management console, and UI:R means a victim must interact with the attacker-injected content for the script to fire. There is no KEV listing and no public PoC or exploit reference in the supplied data, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis - do not treat this as active exploitation. No EPSS score was provided, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from this input. The vendor-assigned impact of C:H with S:U is worth scrutiny: for a reflected/stored XSS whose payload executes in another user's browser, a scope-unchanged vector with High confidentiality is unusual, and typical XSS impact is lower and scope-changed - this is a severity-rating nuance to verify with Dell, not a contradiction in exploitability. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a prioritized-but-not-urgent patch. Overall: a genuine issue requiring an authenticated foothold and user interaction - prioritize patching on a monthly cadence rather than as an incident. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user who already has an account on the Dell Wyse Management Suite web console injects a malicious script into a field that the application renders without proper neutralization. When another user - for example an administrator - subsequently views the affected page, the stored/reflected script executes in their authenticated browser session, enabling session hijacking or actions in that user's context. No public exploit code or PoC reference is present in the available data, and successful exploitation requires both valid low-privileged access and victim interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Dell Wyse Management Suite before 2609.0.0.155 allows a low-privileged authenticated user of the web management interface to inject script into pages that a victim must render, causing script execution in the victim's browser session. The assessed vector requires a valid low-privileged account and user interaction and changes scope, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact, making this a moderate, non-emergency issue rather than an unauthenticated or self-propagating attack. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and Dell's remediation is updating to 2609.0.0.155.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Dell Wyse Management Suite to 2609.0.0.155, the fixed release stated in Dell advisory DSA-2026-405 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506515/dsa-2026-405-security-update-for-dell-wyse-management-suite-wms-for-multiple-vulnerabilities). The supplied intelligence identifies no alternate workaround; the vendor's stated remediation is the version upgrade. Because exploitation requires a valid low-privileged account and victim interaction, limiting management-interface access to trusted administrators reduces exposure, but that is a deployment control and not a substitute for the vendor fix.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CVE-2026-82161 is a CWE-79 improper neutralization of input during web page generation issue in Dell Wyse Management Suite's web management interface. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:wyse_management_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions before the fixed release 2609.0.0.155. The assessed CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N means the attacker reaches the application over the network, needs an authenticated low-privileged account, and must convince a victim to interact with and render the injected content; the scope change indicates the script can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component, while confidentiality and integrity impact are limited and availability impact is none. The supplied evidence does not specify whether the XSS is reflected, stored, or DOM-based, nor does it describe the exact vulnerable parameter or page.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Authenticated low-privileged attacker (PR:L) needs victim interaction (UI:R); injected script executes in a different user's browser session (S:C) with limited confidentiality/integrity impact typical of XSS and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorVendor: dell
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to 2609.0.0.155, contain an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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