Description

Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS), versions prior to 2605.0.2, contain an Incorrect Default Permission vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Privilege Escalation.

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  "score": "7.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-14T16:16:58.553Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-14T16:16:58.553Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS) versions prior to 2605.0.2 contain an Incorrect Default Permission vulnerability that exposes the system to local privilege escalation risks. The flaw resides in the improper configuration of default access controls within the application environment. An unprivileged local attacker capable of authenticating to the underlying host system can leverage these overly permissive settings to interact with vulnerable system components or execution contexts. Successful exploitation of this security deficiency allows a low-privileged user to elevate their execution context, potentially gaining administrative control or executing arbitrary actions with elevated privileges on the affected host. The risk implications are severe for multi-tenant or shared workstation environments where local user segregation is critical to overall endpoint integrity. Exploitation requires local access to the target machine and low-privileged user interaction, meaning remote attackers cannot directly target this vector without prior initial foothold capabilities or auxiliary remote access vectors. Organizations utilizing vulnerable iterations of Dell Wyse Management Suite are exposed to unauthorized capability expansion and compromised host integrity if standard defense-in-depth measures and prompt patching protocols are not enforced across the infrastructure fleet.",
  "technicalDetails": "The identified vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS), affecting all software iterations prior to 2605.0.2, is classified as an Incorrect Default Permission flaw. This security defect originates from the assignment of overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) or incorrect security descriptors applied to critical file system objects, registry keys, service binaries, or inter-process communication channels during the deployment or operational lifecycle of the software. Because default permissions are configured insecurely, objects that require strict administrative isolation are left accessible for modification, replacement, or hijacking by unprivileged local security contexts.\nThe exploitation vector requires a local attacker to possess pre-existing interactive or programmatic access to the host operating system running the vulnerable Dell Wyse Management Suite instance. Authentication requirements are minimal, as the attack can be initiated from a standard, unprivileged user account. The network exposure for this specific attack vector is local, meaning remote exploitation over network interfaces is not directly applicable without chaining this vulnerability with a separate remote code execution or remote shell access flaw.\nThe step-by-step attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the low-privileged attacker establishes a local session on the target system hosting Dell Wyse Management Suite. Second, the attacker enumerates the file system paths, application directories, or service configurations associated with the software to identify insecurely permissioned resources—such as binaries executed by high-privilege system services, writable configuration files, or dynamically loaded libraries. Third, upon discovering an object with write or modify permissions granted to standard users or the Everyone group, the attacker replaces the legitimate binary or resource with a malicious payload, or manipulates the execution flow via DLL hijacking or service manipulation techniques. Fourth, when the administrative service or system process restarts or executes the compromised component, the system executes the attacker-supplied payload within the elevated security context of the parent service. Consequently, this achieves local privilege escalation, granting the attacker administrative control, unauthorized access to sensitive system resources, or the ability to compromise additional layers of the local operating system security architecture."
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