Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-23859

Dell Wyse Management Suite ≤ 5.5

Published
24 February 2026
Modified
25 February 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 2.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 16th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-23859 is a low-severity Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (CWE-602) vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite. Its CVSS base score is 2.7 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 16th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Dell Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.5, contain a Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to Protection mechanism bypass.

CWE(s)
CWE-602

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Remote management application bypass enables exploitation of public-facing service (T1190); high-priv requirement and vague bypass description limit additional mappings.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

dell
wyse management suite
≤ 5.5

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • AC-25 Reference Monitor
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V10.7.1
  • V2.2.2
  • V8.3.1
  • V10.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match
prevent

Directly requires server-side enforcement of access decisions rather than trusting client-side checks that can be bypassed.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement good match
prevent

Mandates server-enforced information flow policies so that protection mechanisms cannot be evaded by client-side logic.

AC-25 Reference Monitor partial match
prevent

Requires a tamper-proof reference monitor that is always invoked, eliminating reliance on client-side security enforcement.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent design flaws that place server security enforcement on the client.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Proper policy-based enforcement of authorizations implies server-side controls rather than client-only checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles mostly match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage client-side trust but do not directly address this weakness.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect client-side enforcement but is not the primary mitigation.

A.8.3 Information access restriction mostly match
prevents

Information access restriction is undermined when the client is trusted to enforce it.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates server-side validation and prevents reliance on client enforcement.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for server-side enforcement of security mechanisms.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require server-side checks and reject client-only enforcement.

References