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title: "CVE-2026-71180: Dell Update Package Framework - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Dell Update Package Framework < 26.07.03 contains an unchecked return value vulnerability, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires local access with low privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71180/
---

# CVE-2026-71180 Dell Update Package Framework - Privilege Escalation

Dell Update Package Framework < 26.07.03 contains an unchecked return value vulnerability, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires local access with low privileges.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71180)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

16 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-252](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 26.07.03 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-2026-71180](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71180)
- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000509455/dsa-2026-417-security-update-for-dell-update-package-dup-framework-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000509455/dsa-2026-417-security-update-for-dell-update-package-dup-framework-vulnerabilities)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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