CVE-2026-32655: CWE-272: Least Privilege Violation in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions prior to 6.13.8.0 contain a least privilege violation vulnerability (CWE-272) that allows a low privileged local attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, with no user interaction needed. Confidentiality is not impacted, but integrity and availability impacts are rated high and low respectively.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-32655 is a least privilege violation vulnerability in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) prior to version 6.13.8.0. It allows a low privileged local attacker to elevate privileges due to improper enforcement of least privilege principles. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with high complexity and no user interaction, impacting integrity and availability but not confidentiality. No official remediation or patch has been documented yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and local access could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized modification of system or application integrity and potentially impact system availability. Confidentiality of data is not affected according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Avoid running untrusted code or scripts on systems with vulnerable versions of AWCC.
CVE-2026-32655: CWE-272: Least Privilege Violation in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC)
Description
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) versions prior to 6.13.8.0 contain a least privilege violation vulnerability (CWE-272) that allows a low privileged local attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, with no user interaction needed. Confidentiality is not impacted, but integrity and availability impacts are rated high and low respectively.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-32655 is a least privilege violation vulnerability in Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC) prior to version 6.13.8.0. It allows a low privileged local attacker to elevate privileges due to improper enforcement of least privilege principles. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with high complexity and no user interaction, impacting integrity and availability but not confidentiality. No official remediation or patch has been documented yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and local access could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized modification of system or application integrity and potentially impact system availability. Confidentiality of data is not affected according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Avoid running untrusted code or scripts on systems with vulnerable versions of AWCC.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-12T17:04:27.868Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69efaeccba26a39fba5319d9
Added to database: 4/27/2026, 6:45:32 PM
Last enriched: 5/5/2026, 7:38:19 AM
Last updated: 6/12/2026, 5:20:04 AM
Views: 57
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