CVE-2026-40713: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Dell ThinOS 10
Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to ThinOS10 2602_10.0765, contain an Improper Access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-40713 is an improper access control vulnerability in Dell ThinOS 10 prior to version 2602_10.0765. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to potentially expose sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates that the attack requires physical access, has low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with high severity but no impact on availability. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by Dell as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality and integrity impact due to information exposure by an unauthenticated attacker with physical access. There is no reported impact on availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Dell vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict physical access to ThinOS 10 devices to trusted personnel only to mitigate risk.
CVE-2026-40713: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Dell ThinOS 10
Description
Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to ThinOS10 2602_10.0765, contain an Improper Access control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-40713 is an improper access control vulnerability in Dell ThinOS 10 prior to version 2602_10.0765. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to potentially expose sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates that the attack requires physical access, has low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with high severity but no impact on availability. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by Dell as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality and integrity impact due to information exposure by an unauthenticated attacker with physical access. There is no reported impact on availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Dell vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict physical access to ThinOS 10 devices to trusted personnel only to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T05:04:31.837Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f1079e29bf47b50e963a9
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 5:18:49 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 5:34:51 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:02:18 AM
Views: 5
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