Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59912 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59912 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59912?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 3 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Display and Peripheral Manager prior to 2.3.0.1005.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59912?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-59912 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59912?
- Check whether you run Dell Display, Dell Display and Peripheral Manager or Dell 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an improper access control flaw in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager Mac versions prior to 2.3.0.1005. A low-privileged local attacker can exploit the vulnerability without user interaction to achieve privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. The attack requires local access to the system and a low privilege account already present. Dell has patched the issue in version 2.3.0.1005 and later.
Affected products
- Dell Display and Peripheral Manager prior to 2.3.0.1005
Timeline
- 2026-08-03: disclosed