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title: "CVE-2026-71170: Dell Application Store - Elevation of Privilege & Remote Code Execution"
description: "Dell Application Store < 26.05.0.7 contains an uncontrolled path element vulnerability caused by improper path handling, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71170/
---

# CVE-2026-71170 Dell Application Store - Elevation of Privilege & Remote Code Execution

Dell Application Store < 26.05.0.7 contains an uncontrolled path element vulnerability caused by improper path handling, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71170)

## Details

Type

Elevation of Privilege

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

19 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-427](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 26.05.0.7 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71170](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71170)
- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506927/dsa-2026-411-security-update-for-dell-application-store-for-multiple-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506927/dsa-2026-411-security-update-for-dell-application-store-for-multiple-vulnerabilities)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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