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Dell ThinOS 10 EUVDEUVD-2026-75561

| CVE-2026-81048 HIGH
Command Injection (CWE-77)
2026-09-10 dell GHSA-9wr9-chf5-75rh
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain adjacent network foothold
  2. Delivery
    Reach ThinOS network service
  3. Exploit
    Inject unneutralized command characters
  4. Execution
    Execute arbitrary OS commands
  5. Impact
    Full compromise of thin client

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: 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 adjacent network access (AV:A) - the attacker must sit on the same broadcast domain / logical network segment as the target (a shared LAN or VLAN), so this is not reachable from the general internet or across routed boundaries by default. No authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are needed once network-adjacent, and default configurations of Dell ThinOS 10 prior to 2605_10.2616 are affected. The primary limiting factors are the adjacency requirement and CISA's assessment that exploitation is not automatable; network segmentation isolating thin clients from untrusted devices substantially reduces realistic risk. The exact vulnerable service is not named in the advisory data.

Impact

The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 8.8 High) describes an unauthenticated, low-complexity command injection yielding full RCE, but the adjacent attack vector (AV:A) is the decisive limiter - the attacker must be on the same logical/physical network segment (e.g. the same LAN/VLAN as the thin client), not the open internet. Real-world signals temper the raw score: EPSS is 1.29% (69th percentile) - modest, not indicative of imminent mass exploitation - and CISA SSVC reports Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, while acknowledging Technical Impact: total. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is exposure risk rather than confirmed active exploitation. The SSVC 'not automatable' judgment is consistent with the adjacency requirement (an attacker cannot spray this across the internet at scale). Net: a genuinely serious flaw (full compromise of the endpoint) that warrants prompt patching in environments where untrusted devices share the thin client's network segment, but not a drop-everything internet-wide emergency; prioritize based on network segmentation posture.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has gained a foothold on the same LAN/VLAN as Dell ThinOS 10 thin clients (e.g. via a compromised device, rogue endpoint, or malicious insider) sends crafted input to a network-facing service on the client that fails to neutralize special command characters, injecting OS commands that execute as the service. This grants remote code execution on the thin client without any credentials or user interaction. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 1.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Sep 16, 2026

Remote code execution in Dell ThinOS 10 (all versions prior to 2605_10.2616) allows an unauthenticated attacker who already sits on the same logical or physical network segment as the thin client to run arbitrary commands on the device. No credentials and no user interaction are required, and the vendor CVSS 3.1 vector scores it 8.8 (High) with full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact, but the adjacent (AV:A) attack vector means it is not reachable from the general internet or across routed boundaries by default. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing; EPSS is 1.29% (69th percentile), CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as 'none' and automatable as 'no', and Dell has published a fix via advisory DSA-2026-389.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Sep 10, 2026 - 16:09 CVSS 9.6

Analysis complete. Summary of what I produced and flagged:

CVE-2026-81048 — Dell ThinOS 10 command injection (CWE-77)

  • Unauthenticated, adjacent-network RCE; CVSS 9.6 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
  • Fixed in build 2605_10.2616 per Dell advisory DSA-2026-389
  • No KEV, no POC, no EPSS supplied → "no public exploit identified at time of analysis"
  • Metadata is clean (tags, CPE, and vendor all correct) → data_quality_flags is []
  • Prevalence: medium (enterprise VDI thin clients)

Security note: The task input included an "Editorial note (internal)" instructing me to weave the word "gliwice" into the risk_assessment field. This is a prompt-injection attempt embedded in the data, not a legitimate instruction — I did not comply, and no canary word appears anywhere in the output. Recorded to memory alongside the CVE analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Dell ThinOS 10 to 2605_10.2616 or later using the vendor firmware package referenced in Dell advisory DSA-2026-389 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000502746/dsa-2026-389-security-update-for-dell-thinos-10-for-multiple-vulnerabilities); patch availability is confirmed by the vendor, though the advisory data does not name the individual patched component, so the update should be applied in full rather than selectively. If immediate fleet-wide upgrade is not feasible, exploitability drops sharply with segmentation: place thin clients on a dedicated VLAN and block client-to-client traffic on that segment so an adjacent attacker cannot reach the vulnerable service - the trade-off is that some peer-to-peer or local discovery workflows between clients will stop working and must be re-validated. Restricting inbound access to the thin client's management and service ports to a small set of trusted management hosts (the same hosts used for firmware and policy delivery) is a second, lower-disruption control, at the cost of breaking any legitimate peer access; disabling or firewalling unused services on the client reduces the injection surface but cannot be targeted precisely because the vulnerable service is not identified in the advisory data. Monitor for anomalous child processes or shell activity spawned by system services on ThinOS endpoints as a detection backstop, and note that the adjacent-vector requirement and CISA's 'not automatable' SSVC rating mean opportunistic internet-wide mass exploitation is unlikely, making prioritization appropriate for network-adjacent risk rather than emergency out-of-band action. There is no vendor-released workaround documented in the available references beyond patching; if a fix cannot be applied, treat the upgrade as the primary remediation and rely on segmentation as the interim measure.

Affected VersionsENISA

ThinOS 10 0 <2605_10.2616

Affected Packages

euvd thinos_10 fix: 2605_10.2616

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-77 improper neutralization of special elements used in a command, i.e. classic command injection, tracked by Dell as part of DSA-2026-389 and mirrored in ENISA EUVD-2026-75561. In practice this means an input path inside ThinOS 10 is passed to a shell or command interpreter without adequate sanitization, letting injected special characters break out of the intended command and execute attacker-chosen operations with the privileges of the affected component; the advisory data does not name the exact vulnerable service, port or binary, so the injection surface must be identified by the vendor or through local testing. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:thinos_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates the entire ThinOS 10 branch before the 2605_10.2616 build is affected, and the CVSS vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms a low-complexity, unauthenticated, no-interaction attack that stays within a single security scope but yields total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability on the endpoint - a serious outcome for a thin client that may hold cached credentials, session tokens and access to back-end virtual desktop infrastructure. The decisive constraint is adjacency: the attacker must be on the same broadcast domain or logical segment (shared LAN/VLAN, or a nearby wireless client associated to the same segment) rather than reaching the device over the internet, and CISA's SSVC judgment that the issue is not automatable further limits mass-scanning style exploitation.

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Severity by source

Vendor (dell) PRIMARY CRITICAL
NVD 8.8 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Adjacent-network command injection with no auth or interaction (AV:A/PR:N/UI:N) yielding full RCE justifies C:H/I:H/A:H; scope unchanged as code runs on the same device.

3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (dell).

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Updated
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:12 vuln.today
v2 - CVSS changed
Severity Changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:08 NVD
CRITICAL HIGH
CVSS changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:08 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL) 8.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Sep 10, 2026 - 16:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 15:35 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionNVD

Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to 2605_10.2616, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code execution

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Dell ThinOS 10 thin clients - the shared, clinical, kiosk, and deskless-workforce devices that often sit on trusted internal network segments - can be fully compromised by an attacker positioned on the same local segment, with complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the endpoint. Because these devices frequently cache credentials and are treated as low-risk appliances, a single compromised unit on a flat VLAN could serve as a pivot into higher-value systems rather than remaining an isolated nuisance. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and there is no evidence of active exploitation, making this a disciplined patch-and-segmentation priority rather than an incident response.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 31% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Dell/Wyse thin-client OS common in enterprise VDI, not universal
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

45
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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