Description

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows), versions prior to 2.3.0.17, contain an Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges and arbitrary code execution.

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  "score": "7.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-12T20:17:46.407Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-12T20:17:46.407Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) contains an Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in versions prior to 2.3.0.17. The vulnerability allows a low-privileged local attacker to bypass existing security controls, potentially leading to an Elevation of Privileges and arbitrary code execution on the host operating system.\nThe risk implication is severe for multi-user or shared environments where unprivileged local users can interact with the vulnerable application. Exploitation requires local access to the target system and low privileges, meaning an adversary must already possess standard user execution rights on the machine to initiate the attack sequence.\nSuccessful exploitation compromises the integrity and confidentiality of the host system, granting the attacker elevated operating system privileges. This could allow unauthorized execution of arbitrary commands, manipulation of system configurations, or persistence mechanisms within the context of a privileged user or service account associated with the application.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) for versions prior to 2.3.0.17, specifically stemming from insufficient validation or flawed handling of authentication logic, resulting in an Authentication Bypass by Spoofing condition.\nThe root cause involves the application's failure to properly verify the authenticity of inter-process communication, client requests, or local API interactions. This allows an untrusted entity to spoof legitimate authentication states or bypass trust boundaries enforced by the software.\nExploitation occurs locally without requiring network exposure. An attacker with low-privileged local access can leverage the vulnerable component by crafting malicious inputs or spoofing control messages intended for the DDPM service or application daemon.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the low-privileged attacker establishes local execution capabilities on the system running the vulnerable software. Second, the attacker interacts with the vulnerable DDPM Windows component. Third, by exploiting the spoofing vulnerability, the attacker bypasses the application's authentication mechanisms. Finally, the compromised component processes the unauthorized control flow, granting the attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.\nThe post-exploitation impact includes complete compromise of the application's execution context. Depending on the privileges assigned to the vulnerable DDPM process, this can result in vertical privilege escalation to administrator or SYSTEM levels, enabling the execution of arbitrary payloads, system modifications, and full host takeover."
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