CVE-2026-28264: CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Dell PowerProtect Agent
Dell PowerProtect Agent versions prior to 20. 1 contain a vulnerability due to incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource. This flaw allows a low privileged local attacker to potentially expose information. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability and requires local access with low privileges to exploit. The CVSS score is 3. 3, indicating a low severity issue. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by Dell. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28264 is an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability (CWE-732) in Dell PowerProtect Agent Service versions before 20.1. It allows a low privileged attacker with local access to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive information by exploiting improperly set permissions on a critical resource. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), indicating limited impact confined to confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and local access could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild, and the overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Dell vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for any unusual activity related to the PowerProtect Agent. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided at this time.
CVE-2026-28264: CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Dell PowerProtect Agent
Description
Dell PowerProtect Agent versions prior to 20. 1 contain a vulnerability due to incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource. This flaw allows a low privileged local attacker to potentially expose information. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability and requires local access with low privileges to exploit. The CVSS score is 3. 3, indicating a low severity issue. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by Dell. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28264 is an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability (CWE-732) in Dell PowerProtect Agent Service versions before 20.1. It allows a low privileged attacker with local access to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive information by exploiting improperly set permissions on a critical resource. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), indicating limited impact confined to confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and local access could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild, and the overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Dell vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for any unusual activity related to the PowerProtect Agent. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-25T18:04:25.462Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d641201cc7ad14da672271
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 11:50:56 AM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 3:57:28 PM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 10:59:07 PM
Views: 73
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