Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-111521 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-111521 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-111521?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 11 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Display and Peripheral Manager prior to 2.4.0.17.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-111521?
- Yes: fixed in 2.4.0.17 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-111521 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-111521?
- Check whether you run Dell Display and Peripheral Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 2.4.0.17 and later
Technical details
A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in proprietary code, exploitable by a local attacker with low privileges and without user interaction. The vulnerability requires relatively high complexity to exploit but could result in arbitrary code execution. A fix is available in version 2.4.0.17 and later.
Affected products
- Dell Display and Peripheral Manager prior to 2.4.0.17
Timeline
- 2026-11-11: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: patched