Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-71169 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71169 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71169?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 19 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Application Store prior to 26.05.0.7.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71169?
- Yes: fixed in Application Store version 26.05.0.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-71169 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-71169?
- Check whether you run Dell Application Store 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: Application Store version 26.05.0.7 or later
Technical details
Dell Application Store versions prior to 26.05.0.7 suffer from incorrect permission assignment on critical resources, allowing a low-privileged local attacker to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive data. The vulnerability requires local access and moderate attack complexity but does not require user interaction. An attacker with local user privileges can disclose confidential information without additional interaction.
Affected products
- Dell Application Store prior to 26.05.0.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-19: advisory
- 2026-07-31: patched