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title: "CVE-2026-86362: Dell System Update - Elevation of Privileges"
description: "Dell System Update < 2.3.0.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability caused by flawed access restrictions, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires local access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-86362/
---

# CVE-2026-86362 Dell System Update - Elevation of Privileges

Dell System Update < 2.3.0.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability caused by flawed access restrictions, letting low privileged local attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.13% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86362)

## Details

Type

Elevation of Privileges

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

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-284](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2.3.0.0 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-2026-86362](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86362)
- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-2026-324-security-update-for-dell-system-update-dsu-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-2026-324-security-update-for-dell-system-update-dsu-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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