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CVE-2026-63693 (GCVE-0-2026-63693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 19:40 – Updated: 2026-08-27 14:36

Summary

Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Write

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-27 14:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

Assigner

dell mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/00050182…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

17 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Dell	Alienware Area 51m R2	Affected: 0 , < 1.37.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware Area-51 AAT2265	Affected: 0 , < 1.8.1 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware Aurora R13	Affected: 0 , < 1.33.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware Aurora R15	Affected: 0 , < 1.29.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware Aurora R15 AMD	Affected: 0 , < 1.26.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14	Affected: 0 , < 2.32.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware m15 R3	Affected: 0 , < 1.37.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware m15 R4	Affected: 0 , < 1.35.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware m17 R3	Affected: 0 , < 1.37.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware m17 R4	Affected: 0 , < 1.35.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware x15 R1	Affected: 0 , < 1.34.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Alienware x17 R1	Affected: 0 , < 1.34.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	AURORA R16	Affected: 0 , < 2.25.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Inspiron 15 3510	Affected: 0 , < 1.30.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	Inspiron 15 3521	Affected: 0 , < 1.25.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	XPS 8950	Affected: 0 , < 1.33.0 (semver)	guessed
Dell	XPS 8960	Affected: 0 , < 2.24.0 (semver)	guessed

Date Public

2026-08-24 19:29

Credits

Dell Technologies would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue.

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FKIE_CVE-2026-63693

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-24 20:16 - Updated: 2026-08-28 15:29

Severity

6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security_alert@emc.com	https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501826/dsa-2026-280-security-update-for-dell-client-platform-bios-for-an-improper-link-resolution-before-file-access-link-following-vulnerability

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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          "product": "Alienware Area 51m R2",
          "vendor": "Dell",
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            {
              "lessThan": "1.37.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Alienware Area-51 AAT2265",
          "vendor": "Dell",
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              "lessThan": "1.8.1",
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              "version": "0",
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            }
          ]
        },
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          "product": "Alienware Aurora R13",
          "vendor": "Dell",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "1.33.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
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        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Alienware Aurora R15",
          "vendor": "Dell",
          "versions": [
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              "lessThan": "1.29.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Alienware Aurora R15 AMD",
          "vendor": "Dell",
          "versions": [
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              "lessThan": "1.26.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14",
          "vendor": "Dell",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "2.32.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
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          "product": "Alienware m15 R3",
          "vendor": "Dell",
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              "status": "affected",
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          "vendor": "Dell",
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              "version": "0",
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          ]
        },
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          "product": "Alienware x15 R1",
          "vendor": "Dell",
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              "lessThan": "1.34.0",
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            }
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              "version": "0",
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          "product": "Inspiron 15 3510",
          "vendor": "Dell",
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              "version": "0",
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          ]
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          "vendor": "Dell",
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            }
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        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "XPS 8950",
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              "status": "affected",
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "XPS 8960",
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              "version": "0",
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    }
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    {
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      "value": "Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Write"
    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-28T15:29:44.967",
  "metrics": {
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      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 6.6,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
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        "impactScore": 5.2,
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        "type": "Secondary"
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          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-08-27T14:27:09.946669Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-08-24T20:16:55.677",
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    {
      "source": "security_alert@emc.com",
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    }
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    {
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-379"
        }
      ],
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      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-GC32-24F5-F528

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-24 21:33 – Updated: 2026-08-24 21:33

Details

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


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

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-63693"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-379"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-24T20:16:55Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Write",
  "id": "GHSA-gc32-24f5-f528",
  "modified": "2026-08-24T21:33:43Z",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:33:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63693"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501826/dsa-2026-280-security-update-for-dell-client-platform-bios-for-an-improper-link-resolution-before-file-access-link-following-vulnerability"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

Action not permitted

CVE-2026-63693 (GCVE-0-2026-63693)

FKIE_CVE-2026-63693

GHSA-GC32-24F5-F528

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