{"id":"CVE-2026-71182","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-71182","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:32:14.223Z","title":"Dell Update Package Framework, versions prior to 26.07.03, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability.","description":"Dell Update Package Framework, versions prior to 26.07.03, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Filesystem access for attacker.","published":"2026-09-16T17:18:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-21T17:30:22.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["dell/update package framework"],"epss":{"score":0.00148,"percentile":0.03925,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-09-21T19:45:08.000Z","detail":{"from":"3.0","score":"6.0","severity":"MEDIUM","fromSeverity":"LOW"},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 6.0 MEDIUM (was 3.0)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000509455/dsa-2026-417-security-update-for-dell-update-package-dup-framework-vulnerabilities","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71182","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}