CVE-2026-26949
Published: 04 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-26949 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Dell Device Management Agent. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 2.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.
Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.
Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.
Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.
Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Incorrect authorization vulnerability enabling local privilege escalation from low-privileged context directly maps to T1068; high confidentiality impact follows from escalated access to local data.
NVD Description
Dell Device Management Agent (DDMA), versions prior to 26.02, contain an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-26949, published on 2026-03-04, is an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) affecting Dell Device Management Agent (DDMA) versions prior to 26.02. The issue stems from flawed authorization checks within the agent, earning a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating medium severity with local attack vector, low complexity, and low privileges required.
A low-privileged attacker with local access to the system can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to access confidential information, as reflected in the high confidentiality impact score, without affecting integrity or availability.
Dell has published security advisory DSA-2026-105 at https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000429177/dsa-2026-105, which details the vulnerability and recommends updating to DDMA version 26.02 or later to mitigate the issue.
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